Konae Alleycode HTML Editor 2.21 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Konae Alleycode HTML Editor 2.21. Affected is an unknown function of the component HTML Editor. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2009-3709. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Konae Alleycode HTML Editor 2.21 and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component HTML Editor. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Meta Content Optimizer in Konae Technologies Alleycode HTML Editor 2.21 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long value in a TITLE tag.

The weakness was disclosed 10/05/2009 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-3709 since 10/16/2009. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/20/2025).

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (9991), OSVDB (58649†) and Secunia (SA36940†). The entry VDB-50466 is pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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OpenVAS ID: 801127
OpenVAS Name: Alleycode HTML Editor Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
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Timelineinfo

10/05/2009 🔍
10/07/2009 +2 days 🔍
10/16/2009 +8 days 🔍
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03/18/2015 +1979 days 🔍
10/20/2025 +3868 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-3709 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3709
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50467
Secunia: 36940
OSVDB: 58649 - Alleycode HTML Editor Meta Content Optimizer Multiple HTML Tag Handling Overflows

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 10/20/2025 01:33
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (54), 12/20/2017 09:38 (2), 10/20/2025 01:33 (26)
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Cache ID: 216:4B8:103

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