Creative AutoUpdate 1.40.01/2.0.12.0 ActiveX Control memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Creative AutoUpdate 1.40.01/2.0.12.0. This affects an unknown function of the component ActiveX Control. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2010-0990. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Creative AutoUpdate 1.40.01/2.0.12.0. This affects an unknown code of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in Creative Software AutoUpdate Engine ActiveX Control 2.0.12.0, as used in Creative Software AutoUpdate 1.40.01, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the BrowseFolder method.

The weakness was shared 06/15/2010 by Carsten Eiram with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-0990 since 03/18/2010. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/09/2017).

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 X-Force (59344), SecurityFocus (BID 40768†), Secunia (SA38970†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28278†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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03/09/2017 +721 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Carsten Eiram
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-0990 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0990
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-53589
X-Force: 59344
SecurityFocus: 40768 - Creative Software AutoUpdate Engine ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 38970 - Creative Software AutoUpdate Engine 2 ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 28278 - Creative Software AutoUpdate Engine ActiveX Control 2.0.12.0 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution, Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 03/09/2017 22:07
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (48), 03/09/2017 22:07 (14)
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Cache ID: 216:ECA:103

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