VDB-60611 · CVE-2012-1801 · BID 52888

ABB QuickTeach ActiveX Control memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ABB QuickTeach. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2012-1801. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ABB QuickTeach (unknown version) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component ActiveX Control. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in (1) COM and (2) ActiveX controls in ABB WebWare Server, WebWare SDK, Interlink Module, S4 OPC Server, QuickTeach, RobotStudio S4, and RobotStudio Lite allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted input data.

The weakness was released 04/18/2012 by Billy Rios (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-1801 since 03/21/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. Access to the local network is required for this attack. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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 52888†) and Secunia (SA48693†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.0
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: Partially

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/21/2012 🔍
04/04/2012 +14 days 🔍
04/18/2012 +14 days 🔍
04/18/2012 +0 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1069 days 🔍
03/15/2019 +1453 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Billy Rios
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-1801 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1801
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60611
SecurityFocus: 52888 - Multiple ABB Products ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 48693

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 03/15/2019 17:30
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (48), 03/15/2019 17:30 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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