Micro Focus RUMBA up to 9.4 iconfig.dll Load newVal memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Micro Focus RUMBA up to 9.4. This affects the function Load in the library iconfig.dll. This manipulation of the argument newVal causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-1606. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Micro Focus RUMBA up to 9.4 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function Load in the library iconfig.dll. The manipulation of the argument newVal with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in COM objects in Micro Focus Rumba 9.4.x before 9.4 HF 13960 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) the NetworkName property value to ObjectXSNAConfig.ObjectXSNAConfig in iconfig.dll, (2) the CPName property value to ObjectXSNAConfig.ObjectXSNAConfig in iconfig.dll, (3) the PrinterName property value to ProfileEditor.PrintPasteControl in ProfEdit.dll, (4) the Data argument to the WriteRecords function in FTXBIFFLib.AS400FtxBIFF in FtxBIFF.dll, (5) the Serialized property value to NMSECCOMPARAMSLib.SSL3 in NMSecComParams.dll, (6) the UserName property value to NMSECCOMPARAMSLib.FirewallProxy in NMSecComParams.dll, (7) the LUName property value to ProfileEditor.MFSNAControl in ProfEdit.dll, (8) the newVal argument to the Load function in FTPSFTPLib.SFtpSession in FTPSFtp.dll, or (9) a long Host field in the FTP Client.

The weakness was shared 07/03/2016 by Gjoko Krstic (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at cxsecurity.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-1606 since 01/12/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying the patch 9.4 HF 13960 is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (39857) and SecurityFocus (BID 91548†). The entry VDB-88553 is related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 9.4 HF 13960

Timelineinfo

01/12/2016 🔍
07/02/2016 +172 days 🔍
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07/03/2016 +1 days 🔍
07/04/2016 +1 days 🔍
02/16/2025 +3149 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microfocus.com

Advisory: cxsecurity.com
Researcher: Gjoko Krstic
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1606 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1606
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-88519
SecurityFocus: 91548 - Micro Focus Rumba+ CVE-2016-1606 Multiple Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

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

Created: 07/04/2016 10:02
Updated: 02/16/2025 10:40
Changes: 07/04/2016 10:02 (52), 02/15/2019 14:22 (14), 02/16/2025 10:40 (26)
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Cache ID: 216:2E0:103

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