VDB-66116 · CVE-2013-3483 · SA53620

Hexagon ERDAS ER Viewer up to 11.3 ermapper_u.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Hexagon ERDAS ER Viewer up to 11.3. The affected element is an unknown function in the library ermapper_u.dll. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2013-3483. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Hexagon ERDAS ER Viewer up to 11.3. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality in the library ermapper_u.dll. 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 ermapper_u.dll in Intergraph ERDAS ER Viewer before 13.0.1.1301 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ERS file.

The weakness was released 01/19/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at secunia.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-3483 since 05/07/2013. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 05/05/2017).

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121697 (ERDAS ER Viewer ERS File Parsing Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 11.04 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Secunia (SA53620†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40518†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-66115. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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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: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ERDAS ER Viewer 11.04

Timelineinfo

05/07/2013 🔍
06/20/2013 +44 days 🔍
07/16/2013 +26 days 🔍
01/19/2014 +187 days 🔍
01/19/2014 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +429 days 🔍
05/05/2017 +773 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2013-3483 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-3483
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66116
Secunia: 53620
Vulnerability Center: 40518 - ERDAS ER Viewer before 13.0.1.1301 Remote DoS and Code Execution via Crafted ERS File - CVE-2013-3483, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 05/05/2017 17:01
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (56), 05/05/2017 17:01 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:BCC:103

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