Ntrglobal NTR ActiveX control up to 1.1.7 ActiveX Control bstrUrl memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ntrglobal NTR ActiveX control up to 1.1.7. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation of the argument bstrUrl leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-0266. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ntrglobal NTR ActiveX control up to 1.1.7. It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation of the argument bstrUrl 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. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the NTR ActiveX control before 2.0.4.8 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long bstrUrl parameter to the StartModule method, (2) a long bstrParams parameter to the Check method, a long bstrUrl parameter to the (3) Download or (4) DownloadModule method during construction of a .ntr pathname, or a long bstrUrl parameter to the (5) Download or (6) DownloadModule method during construction of a URL.

The weakness was shared 01/14/2012 by Carsten Eiram with Secunia Research (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-0266 since 12/30/2011. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/08/2025).

A public exploit has been developed by Metasploit in Ruby and been published 10 months after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57556 (NTR ActiveX Control < 2.0.4.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

Upgrading to version 1.1.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (72293), Exploit-DB (21841), Tenable (57556), SecurityFocus (BID 51374†) and OSVDB (78252†). The entry VDB-59940 is related to this item. 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: Highly functional
Author: Metasploit
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Nessus ID: 57556
Nessus Name: NTR ActiveX Control < 2.0.4.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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MetaSploit ID: ntr_activex_check_bof.rb
MetaSploit Name: NTR ActiveX Control Check() Method Buffer Overflow
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: NTR ActiveX control 1.1.8
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Carsten Eiram
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-0266 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0266
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59939
X-Force: 72293
SecurityFocus: 51374 - NTR ActiveX control Buffer Overflow and Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 45166 - NTR ActiveX Control Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 78252
Vulnerability Center: 34403 - NTR ActiveX Control Before 2.0.4.8 Multiple Remote Stack-Based Buffer Overflows Vulnerabilities, Medium

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

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 09/08/2025 02:09
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (68), 04/09/2017 14:30 (21), 11/28/2021 22:46 (2), 09/08/2025 02:09 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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