Security Advisory SA30403 - Creative Software AutoUpdate Engine ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow

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Secunia Advisory SA30403

Creative Software AutoUpdate Engine ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow

Secunia Advisory

SA30403

Release Date

2008-05-28

Last Update

2010-03-24

Popularity

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Comments

5 comments

Criticality level

Highly critical

Impact

System access

Where

From remote

Authentication level

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Report reliability

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Solution Status

Unpatched

Secunia PoC

Available in Customer Area

Secunia analysis

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3rd party PoC/exploit

Link available in Customer Area

Systems affected

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Approve distribution

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Remediation status

Secunia VIM

Software:

Creative Software AutoUpdate Engine ActiveX Control 1.x

Creative Software AutoUpdate Engine ActiveX Control 2.x

Secunia CVSS Score

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CVE Reference(s)

CVE-2008-0955 CVSS score available to Secunia VIM customers

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered in Creative Software AutoUpdate Engine ActiveX Control, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the Creative Software AutoUpdate Engine ActiveX control (CTSUEng.ocx) when handling the "CacheFolder" property. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow when a user is tricked into visiting a malicious website.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is confirmed in versions 1.51.1.0 and 2.0.12.0. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution
Set the kill-bit for the affected ActiveX control.

Provided and/or discovered by
Reported by Greg Linares, eEye Digital Security via US-CERT.

Changelog
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Original Advisory
US-CERT VU#501843:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/501843

eEye:
http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20080526.html

Alternate/detailed remediation
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Subject: Creative Software AutoUpdate Engine ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow

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slack7639

RE: Creative Software AutoUpdate Engine ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow

25th Sep, 2010 14:21

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User Since: 5th Jan 2009
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Last edited on 25th Sep, 2010 14:21

I added this CLSID, made Compatibility Flags 400, and did a Restart
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/501843
I re-ran Secunia, it still shows up as being Insecure
Secunia says there is no solution, but this is supposed to be

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ddmarshall

RE: Creative Software AutoUpdate Engine ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow

25th Sep, 2010 18:32

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Posts: 910
User Since: 8th Nov 2008
System Score: 100%
Location: UK

What you have done isn't what Secunia would define as a solution. That would be an update to the product which fixes the vulnerability. What you have is a workaround that has set a killbit for the ActiveX in the registry which prevents it from executing. Secunia works by examining the executable files for a product to determine the version installed. There is no way it can detect what you have done. Since the vulnerability can no longer be exploited, you can safely click Ignore so that you do not keep getting alerted to this.

I'm not going to comment on Creative Lab's attitude to their customers if they can't be bothered to fix this.

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c2151464	RE: Creative Software AutoUpdate Engine ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow	[+]
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Maurice Joyce

RE: Creative Software AutoUpdate Engine ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow

8th Jan, 2011 15:53

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Posts: 8,072
User Since: 4th Jan 2009
System Score: 100%
Location: UK

If this is showing as vulnerable just use this method to remove it then complete a full PSI rescan & U should be OK. It will not affect the workings of Windows.

REMOVING ACTIVEX
The traditional method to remove ActiveX is:

* * * Windows XP
++++++++++++++++

Launch the command prompt from accessories in the programs list or go to Start>run> and type cmd in the box that appears.
type: cd c:\windows\downloaded program files
press enter
type: dir
press enter
find the files you wish to remove from the list that appears
type: del (now type the details of the file found above)
press enter
type: exit
press enter

* * * Vista
+++++++++++

Click Start>In the search box type cmd
A Command Prompt icon will display at the top
Right click on it & select "Run as administrator"
type: cd c:\windows\downloaded program files
press enter
type: dir
press enter
find the file you wish to remove from the list that appears
type: del (now type the details of the file found above)
press enter
type: exit
press enter

Windows 7
+++++++++
Life is much simpler with Windows 7.

Just note the FILE PATH of the insecurity highlighted by Secunia by clicking the + sign next to the entry> click OPEN FOLDER in the toolbox>a screen will appear>click OK>now select the file noted in the FILE PATH right click & zap it.

Update 2 20:15 31/10/2010

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Maurice

Windows 7 SP1 64 Bit OS
HP Intel Pentium i7
IE 10 for Windows 7
16GB RAM

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layohei	RE: Creative Software AutoUpdate Engine ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow	[+]
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