Cisco Linksys PlayerPT ActiveX control 1.0.0.15 ActiveX Control PlayerPT.ocx first memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Linksys PlayerPT ActiveX control 1.0.0.15. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file PlayerPT.ocx of the component ActiveX Control. Such manipulation of the argument first leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2012-0284. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in Cisco Linksys PlayerPT ActiveX control 1.0.0.15 and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file PlayerPT.ocx of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation of the argument first 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:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the SetSource method in the Cisco Linksys PlayerPT ActiveX control 1.0.0.15 in PlayerPT.ocx on the Cisco WVC200 Wireless-G PTZ Internet video camera allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URL in the first argument (aka the sURL argument).

The weakness was published 07/19/2012 by Carsten Eiram (Website). The advisory is shared for download at secunia.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-0284 since 12/30/2011. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/04/2025).

The exploit is available at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as highly functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 60107 (Cisco Linksys PlayerPT ActiveX Control SetSource() Multiple Overflows), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120406 (Cisco Linksys PlayerPT ActiveX Control SetSource() Buffer Overflow).

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 X-Force (77085), Tenable (60107), SecurityFocus (BID 54588†), SecurityTracker (ID 1027259†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-35798†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 60107
Nessus Name: Cisco Linksys PlayerPT ActiveX Control SetSource() Multiple Overflows
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MetaSploit ID: cisco_playerpt_setsource_surl.rb
MetaSploit Name: Cisco Linksys PlayerPT ActiveX Control SetSource sURL Argument Buffer Overflow
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Carsten Eiram
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-0284 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0284
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61340
X-Force: 77085
SecurityFocus: 54588 - Cisco Linksys PlayerPT ActiveX Control 'SetSource()' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 48543
SecurityTracker: 1027259 - Cisco WVC200 Wireless Internet Video Camera Buffer Overflow in PlayerPT ActiveX Control Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 35798 - Cisco Linksys PlayerPT ActiveX Control SetSource Buffer Overflow Allows Remote Code Execution, Medium

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

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Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/04/2025 22:38
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (60), 04/15/2017 16:14 (16), 12/06/2021 13:49 (4), 06/21/2024 12:55 (18), 01/04/2025 22:38 (2)
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