VDB-59984 · CVE-2012-0916 · BID 51585

RenRen RenRen Talk 2.9 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in RenRen RenRen Talk 2.9. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-0916. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in RenRen RenRen Talk 2.9. It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. 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:

Heap-based buffer overflow in RenRen Talk 2.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted image in a chat message, as demonstrated using a PNG file.

The weakness was shared 01/24/2012 by Tielei Wang (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-0916 since 01/24/2012. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for 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 01/26/2018).

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 SecurityFocus (BID 51585†) and Secunia (SA47314†). The entry VDB-59983 is related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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CPE 2.3info

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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/20/2012 🔍
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01/24/2012 +4 days 🔍
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01/24/2012 +0 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1154 days 🔍
01/26/2018 +1040 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Tielei Wang
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-0916 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0916
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59984
SecurityFocus: 51585 - RenRen Talk '.png' and '.bmp' Files Multiple Remote Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 47314 - RenRen Talk Image Parsing Two Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/26/2018 08:09
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (54), 01/26/2018 08:09 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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