Oracle AutoVue Office 20.0.2 Desktop API Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Oracle AutoVue Office 20.0.2. Affected is an unknown function of the component Desktop API. This manipulation causes Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2012-0549. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Oracle AutoVue Office 20.0.2 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Desktop API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle AutoVue Office component in Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite 20.0.2 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability, related to Desktop API.

The weakness was published 04/17/2012 by Roberto Suggi Liverani (rgod) with Oracle (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-0549 since 01/11/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. 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.

A public exploit has been developed by Metasploit and been published 4 months after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 58798 (Oracle Database Multiple Vulnerabilities (April 2012 CPU)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Databases.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at oracle.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12286.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (20297), Tenable (58798), SecurityFocus (BID 53077†), OSVDB (81439†) and Secunia (SA48875†). Similar entries are available at VDB-5110, VDB-5087, VDB-5112 and VDB-5111. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Remote Code Execution
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 58798
Nessus Name: Oracle Database Multiple Vulnerabilities (April 2012 CPU)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/oracle_autovue_setmarkupmode_activex
Saint Name: Oracle AutoVue SetMarkupMode ActiveX Overflow

MetaSploit ID: oracle_autovue_setmarkupmode.rb
MetaSploit Name: Oracle AutoVue ActiveX Control SetMarkupMode Buffer Overflow
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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: oracle.com
Researcher: Roberto Suggi Liverani (rgod)
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0549 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0549
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5125
SecurityFocus: 53077 - Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite CVE-2012-0549 Remote Oracle AutoVue Office Vulnerability
Secunia: 48875 - Oracle AutoVue AutoVueXCtrl ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 81439
SecurityTracker: 1026937 - Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite Bugs Let Remote Users Partially Deny Service, Access Data, and Modify Data
Vulnerability Center: 40280 - [cpuapr2012-366314] Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite 20.0.2 AutoVue Office Component Unspecified Remote Vulnerability, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 04/18/2012 22:00
Updated: 09/08/2025 02:09
Changes: 04/18/2012 22:00 (85), 05/04/2017 10:39 (10), 03/23/2021 08:27 (3), 09/08/2025 02:09 (15)
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