Finaldraft 8.01 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Finaldraft 8.01. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-5002. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Finaldraft 8.01. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Final Draft 8 before 8.02 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .fdx or .fdxt file with long (1) Word, (2) Transition, (3) Location, (4) Extension, (5) SceneIntro, (6) TimeOfDay, and (7) Character elements.

The weakness was shared 12/24/2011 by Nick Freeman (Website). The advisory is shared for download at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-5002 since 12/24/2011. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Ruby. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 8.01 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (18184), SecurityFocus (BID 50850†), OSVDB (77454†) and Secunia (SA47044†). The entry VDB-59910 is related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0

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Exploitinginfo

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
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Finaldraft 8.01

Timelineinfo

11/29/2011 🔍
12/02/2011 +3 days 🔍
12/24/2011 +22 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +1185 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Researcher: Nick Freeman
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2011-5002 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-5002
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59804
SecurityFocus: 50850 - Final Draft Multiple Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 47044 - Final Draft Script File Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 77454

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

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 04/24/2025 21:17
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (58), 02/13/2019 10:50 (4), 04/24/2025 21:17 (17)
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