Equis MetaStock up to 11.0 Chart resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Equis MetaStock up to 11.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Chart. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2011-3488. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Equis MetaStock up to 11.0 and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Chart. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in Equis MetaStock 11 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed (1) mwc chart, (2) mws chart, (3) mwt template, or (4) mwl layout.

The weakness was presented 09/16/2011 (Website). The advisory is shared at aluigi.altervista.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-3488 since 09/16/2011. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/20/2025).

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (17836). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.1

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/16/2011 🔍
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03/23/2015 +1284 days 🔍
02/20/2025 +3622 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: aluigi.altervista.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2011-3488 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3488
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58513
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 02/20/2025 13:49
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (45), 02/10/2019 11:12 (1), 02/20/2025 13:49 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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