Hex-Rays IDA 5.7/6.0 File Loader Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as very critical has been identified in Hex-Rays IDA 5.7/6.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component File Loader. Executing a manipulation can lead to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2011-1054. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Hex-Rays IDA 5.7/6.0. It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component File Loader. 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. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the PEF input file loader in Hex-Rays IDA Pro 5.7 and 6.0 has unknown impact and attack vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 02/21/2011 by Masaaki Chida (Website). The advisory is shared for download at hex-rays.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-1054 since 02/21/2011. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/20/2015).

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 (65558) and SecurityFocus (BID 46525†). The entries VDB-8836, VDB-8837, VDB-8838 and VDB-9525 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Hex-Rays

Name

• IDA

Version

• 5.7
• 6.0

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.8

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.8
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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OpenVAS ID: 901189
OpenVAS Name: Hex-Rays IDA Pro Multiple Vulnerabilities
OpenVAS File: 🔍
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/21/2011 🔍
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02/23/2011 +2 days 🔍
03/20/2015 +1486 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: hex-rays.com
Researcher: Masaaki Chida
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2011-1054 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1054
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-56572
X-Force: 65558
SecurityFocus: 46525 - IDA Pro Buffer Overflow and Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (56)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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