This host is installed with CA eTrust PestPatrol Anti-Spyware and
is prone to Buffer Overflow vulnerability.
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# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: gb_etrust_pestpatrol_actvx_ctrl_bof_vuln.nasl 5369 2017-02-20 14:48:07Z cfi $
#
# CA eTrust PestPatrol Anti-Spyware 'ppctl.dll' ActiveX Control BOF Vulnerability
#
# Authors:
# Antu Sanadi <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2
# (or any later version), as published by the Free Software Foundation.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
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tag_solution = "No solution or patch was made available for at least one year
since disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore.
General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective
features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.
A Workaround is to set kill bit for the CLSID,
{5e644c49-f8b0-4e9a-a2ed-5f176bb18ce6}";
tag_impact = "Successful exploitation could allow execution of arbitrary code, and cause the
victim's browser to crash.
Impact Level: Application";
tag_affected = "CA eTrust PestPatrol Anti-Spyware";
tag_insight = "A Stack-based buffer overflow error in ActiveX control in 'ppctl.dll', which
can be caused by persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web page
that passes an overly long string argument to the 'Initialize()' method.";
tag_summary = "This host is installed with CA eTrust PestPatrol Anti-Spyware and
is prone to Buffer Overflow vulnerability.";
if(description)
{
script_id(801098);
script_version("$Revision: 5369 $");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-02-20 15:48:07 +0100 (Mon, 20 Feb 2017) $");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-12-17 08:14:37 +0100 (Thu, 17 Dec 2009)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_cve_id("CVE-2009-4225");
script_bugtraq_id(37133);
script_name("CA eTrust PestPatrol Anti-Spyware 'ppctl.dll' ActiveX Control BOF Vulnerability");
script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/54458");
script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://www.fortiguard.com/encyclopedia/vulnerability/ca.etrust.pestpatrol.ppctl.dll.activex.access.html");
script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/revisions/7167/entry/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/etrust_pestscan.rb");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_family("Buffer overflow");
script_dependencies("secpod_reg_enum.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("SMB/WindowsVersion");
script_require_ports(139, 445);
script_tag(name : "impact" , value : tag_impact);
script_tag(name : "affected" , value : tag_affected);
script_tag(name : "insight" , value : tag_insight);
script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");
exit(0);
}
include("smb_nt.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
include("secpod_activex.inc");
include("secpod_smb_func.inc");
if(!get_kb_item("SMB/WindowsVersion")){
exit(0);
}
ppPath = registry_get_sz(key:"SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\eTrustPestPatrol",
item:"InstallPath");
if(ppPath)
{
share = ereg_replace(pattern:"([A-Z]):.*", replace:"\1$", string:ppPath);
file = ereg_replace(pattern:"[A-Z]:(.*)", replace:"\1", string:ppPath +
"\ppctl.dll");
ppVer = GetVer(file:file, share:share);
if(ppVer)
{
if(version_is_equal(version:ppVer, test_version:"5.6.7.9"))
{
if(is_killbit_set(clsid:"{5e644c49-f8b0-4e9a-a2ed-5f176bb18ce6}") == 0){
security_message(0);
}
}
}
}