Macrovision InstallShield memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Macrovision InstallShield. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-0320. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Macrovision InstallShield (version unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown function. 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:

Multiple buffer overflows in (a) an ActiveX control (iftw.dll) and (b) Netscape plug-in (npiftw32.dll) for Macrovision (formerly InstallShield) InstallFromTheWeb allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted HTML documents.

The weakness was disclosed 02/23/2007 by Will Dormann with CERT/CC (Website). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-0320 since 01/17/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 11/25/2024).

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24700 (InstallShield InstallFromTheWeb ActiveX Control Multiple Overflows), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

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 (32645), Tenable (24700), SecurityFocus (BID 22672†), OSVDB (33531†) and Secunia (SA24285†). The entry VDB-35176 is pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 24700
Nessus Name: InstallShield InstallFromTheWeb ActiveX Control Multiple Overflows
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Will Dormann
Organization: CERT/CC
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-0320 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0320
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-85232
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X-Force: 32645
SecurityFocus: 22672 - InstallFromTheWeb Multiple Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 24285 - InstallShield InstallFromTheWeb Multiple Buffer Overflows, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 33531 - Macrovision InstallShield InstallFromTheWeb Netscape Plug-in (npiftw32.dll) Remote Overflow
Vupen: ADV-2007-0705

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/08/2016 21:44
Updated: 11/25/2024 20:43
Changes: 05/08/2016 21:44 (55), 12/30/2018 18:18 (12), 11/25/2024 20:43 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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