Microsoft Windows 6.00.2900.5512 wab.exe memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Windows 6.00.2900.5512. The affected element is an unknown function in the library wab32res.dll of the file wab.exe. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-3147. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 6.00.2900.5512 (Operating System). It has been classified as very critical. This affects an unknown code in the library wab32res.dll of the file wab.exe. 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:

Untrusted search path vulnerability in wab.exe 6.00.2900.5512 in Windows Address Book in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse wab32res.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a Windows Address Book (WAB), VCF (aka vCard), or P7C file, aka "Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability." NOTE: the codebase for this product may overlap the codebase for the product referenced in CVE-2010-3143.

The weakness was published 08/27/2010 by Beenu Arora with ACROS Security (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-3147 since 08/27/2010. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and 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 in ANSI C and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $100k and more. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 51168 (MS10-096: Vulnerability in Windows Address Book Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2423089)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90668 (Microsoft Windows Address Book Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS10-096)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 10702.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (63548), Exploit-DB (14745), Tenable (51168), SecurityFocus (BID 42648†) and OSVDB (67499†). Similar entries are available at VDB-54552, VDB-55777, VDB-55776 and VDB-55775. 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
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Beenu Arora
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Nessus ID: 51168
Nessus Name: MS10-096: Vulnerability in Windows Address Book Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2423089)
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OpenVAS ID: 901169
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Address Book Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2423089)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Beenu Arora
Organization: ACROS Security
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-3147 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3147
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54555

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X-Force: 63548
SecurityFocus: 42648 - Microsoft Windows Address Book 'wab32res.dll' DLL Loading Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 41050 - Microsoft Windows Address Book Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 67499
SecurityTracker: 1024878 - Windows Address Book May Load DLLs Unsafely and Remotely Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 26892 - [MS10-096] Microsoft Windows Address Book Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Critical

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

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 01/21/2025 06:59
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (73), 03/03/2017 08:16 (26), 09/24/2021 07:51 (2), 01/21/2025 06:59 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:DDC:103

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