Micro Focus RUMBA up to 9.4 send.exe/receive.exe memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Micro Focus RUMBA up to 9.4. The affected element is an unknown function of the file send.exe/receive.exe. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-9176. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Micro Focus RUMBA up to 9.4. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file send.exe/receive.exe. The manipulation 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:

Stack buffer overflow in the send.exe and receive.exe components of Micro Focus Rumba 9.4 and earlier could be used by local attackers or attackers able to inject arguments to these binaries to execute code.

The weakness was shared 11/04/2016 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-9176 since 11/03/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371707 (Micro Focus Rumba 9.4 Multiple Local Stack-overflow Vulnerability).

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 vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 94236†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

11/03/2016 🔍
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11/04/2016 +1 days 🔍
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11/07/2016 +3 days 🔍
09/29/2022 +2152 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microfocus.com

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-9176 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9176
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93319
SecurityFocus: 94236 - Micro Focus Rumba CVE-2016-9176 Multiple Local Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Entryinfo

Created: 11/07/2016 22:11
Updated: 09/29/2022 14:49
Changes: 11/07/2016 22:11 (49), 05/26/2019 16:42 (12), 09/29/2022 14:49 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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