Microsoft Windows grpconv.exe memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function in the library imm.dll of the file grpconv.exe. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2010-3139. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (the affected version unknown). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part in the library imm.dll of the file grpconv.exe. 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:

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Progman Group Converter (grpconv.exe) allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse imm.dll that is located in the same folder as a .grp file.

The weakness was disclosed 08/26/2010 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-3139 since 08/27/2010. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/21/2025).

A public exploit has been developed by Beenu Arora and been published before and not just after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $100k and more. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90999 (Microsoft Group Converter (grpconv.exe) Arbitrary DLL Preloading Vulnerability - Zero Day).

A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (61321), Exploit-DB (14758), OSVDB (67535†), Secunia (SA41136†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47604†). The entries VDB-55164, VDB-54712, VDB-54561 and VDB-54560 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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
Author: Beenu Arora
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OpenVAS ID: 801456
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Progman Group Converter Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability
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08/23/2010 🔍
08/24/2010 +1 days 🔍
08/25/2010 +1 days 🔍
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08/27/2010 +1 days 🔍
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03/19/2015 +94 days 🔍
01/21/2025 +3596 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-3139 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3139
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54547

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X-Force: 61321
Secunia: 41136
OSVDB: 67535 - Microsoft Windows Progman Group Converter Path Subversion Arbitrary DLL Injection Code Execution
Vulnerability Center: 47604 - Microsoft Windows Progman Group Converter Remote Code Execution Vulnerability via a Trojan Horse \x27Imm.dll\x27, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2010-2200

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

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 01/21/2025 07:08
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (66), 06/15/2017 11:27 (8), 01/21/2025 07:08 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:B90:103

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