Corel Quattro Pro X6 up to 16.0.0.388 QPW160.dll null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Corel Quattro Pro X6 up to 16.0.0.388. Impacted is an unknown function in the library QPW160.dll. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2012-4728. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Corel Quattro Pro X6 up to 16.0.0.388. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown part in the library QPW160.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The (1) QProGetNotebookWindowHandle and (2) Ordinal132 functions in QPW160.dll in Corel Quattro Pro X6 Standard Edition 16.0.0.388 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted QPW file.

The weakness was shared 06/05/2014 with High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab. (Website). The advisory is available at htbridge.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-4728 since 08/29/2012. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

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 (82707), SecurityFocus (BID 58386†) and OSVDB (91039†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Timelineinfo

08/29/2012 🔍
03/07/2013 +190 days 🔍
06/05/2014 +455 days 🔍
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03/26/2015 +294 days 🔍
03/22/2022 +2553 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 120713
Organization: High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab.
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-4728 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4728
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69954
X-Force: 82707 - Corel Quattro Pro .qpw denial of service
SecurityFocus: 58386 - Corel Quattro Pro X6 CVE-2012-47 Multiple NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 91039

Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 12:07
Updated: 03/22/2022 11:56
Changes: 03/26/2015 12:07 (53), 03/08/2018 11:23 (2), 03/22/2022 11:56 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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