Samsung NET-i viewer 1.37 OCX ActiveX Control XProcessControl.ocx RequestScreenOptimization memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung NET-i viewer 1.37 and classified as critical. The affected element is the function RequestScreenOptimization in the library msls31.dll of the file XProcessControl.ocx of the component OCX ActiveX Control. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-4250. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Samsung NET-i viewer 1.37. Affected by this issue is the function RequestScreenOptimization in the library msls31.dll of the file XProcessControl.ocx of the component OCX 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. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the RequestScreenOptimization function in the XProcessControl.ocx ActiveX control in msls31.dll in Samsung NET-i viewer 1.37 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the first argument.

The weakness was disclosed 08/13/2012 (Website). The advisory is available at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-4250 since 08/13/2012. 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 structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/16/2025).

A public exploit has been developed by blake and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 104 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 (75310), Exploit-DB (18808), SecurityFocus (BID 53317†), OSVDB (81798†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41241†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: blake
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-4250 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4250
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61562
X-Force: 75310
SecurityFocus: 53317 - Samsung NET-i Viewer 'msls31.dll' ActiveX Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 81798
Vulnerability Center: 41241 - Samsung NET-i Viewer 1.37 Remote Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 08/16/2025 07:58
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (58), 08/22/2017 11:37 (11), 08/16/2025 07:58 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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