Power-tab Power Tab Editor 1.7.0.80 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Power-tab Power Tab Editor 1.7.0.80 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2010-2311. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Power-tab Power Tab Editor 1.7.0.80. This affects an unknown part. 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 Power Tab Editor 1.7 build 80 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .ptb file with a long font name.

The weakness was shared 06/11/2010 by sud0 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-2311 since 06/16/2010. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 01/25/2025).

A public exploit has been developed by sud0 in Perl and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118100 (Power Tab Editor Power Tab Score File Processing Vulnerability).

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 (59377), Exploit-DB (13820), SecurityFocus (BID 40804†), OSVDB (65482†) and Secunia (SA40216†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: sud0
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Researcher: sud0
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-2311 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-2311
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-53679
X-Force: 59377
SecurityFocus: 40804 - Power Tab Editor '.ptb' File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 40216 - Power Tab Editor Power Tab Score File Processing Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 65482 - Power Tab Editor PTB File Handling Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 26088 - Power Tab Editor 1.7 build 80 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability via a .ptb File, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 01/25/2025 17:22
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (56), 02/27/2017 21:24 (17), 01/25/2025 17:22 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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