Vulnerabilities > CVE-2006-3890 - Remote Code Execution vulnerability in WinZip WZFileView.FileViewCtrl.61 ActiveX Control

047910
CVSS 9.3 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
network
sky-software
winzip
critical
nessus
exploit available

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Sky Software FileView ActiveX control, as used in WinZip 10 before build 7245 and in certain other applications, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long FilePattern attribute in a WZFILEVIEW object, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5198. This vulnerability is addressed in the following product update: WinZip, WinZip, 10.0 build 7245

Exploit-Db

  • descriptionWinZip. CVE-2006-3890. Remote exploit for windows platform
    idEDB-ID:3420
    last seen2016-01-31
    modified2007-03-06
    published2007-03-06
    reporterprdelka
    sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/3420/
    titleWinZip <= 10.0.7245 - FileView ActiveX Buffer Overflow Exploit 2
  • idEDB-ID:2785

Nessus

NASL familyWindows
NASL idWINZIP_FILEVIEW_ACTIVEX_CODE_EXEC.NASL
descriptionThe remote host contains a version of the
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id23648
published2006-11-15
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2006-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/23648
titleWinZip FileView ActiveX Control Vulnerabilities
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(23648);
  script_version("1.28");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:29");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2006-3890", "CVE-2006-5198");
  script_bugtraq_id(21060, 21108);
  script_xref(name:"CERT", value:"225217");

  script_name(english:"WinZip FileView ActiveX Control Vulnerabilities");
  script_summary(english:"Checks version of FileView ActiveX control");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Windows host has an ActiveX control that is affected by
arbitrary code execution and buffer overflow vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host contains a version of the 'FileView' ActiveX control
from Sky Software that is included in third-party products such as
WinZip.

The version of this ActiveX control on the remote host reportedly
exposes several methods that either can be used to execute arbitrary
code or are affected by buffer overflow vulnerabilities. If an
attacker can trick a user on the affected host into visiting a
specially crafted web page, he can leverage these issues to execute
arbitrary code on the host subject to the user's privileges.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-040/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2006/Nov/245");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.winzip.com/wz7245.htm");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to version 6.1.7242.0 or later of the control or WinZip 10
build 7245 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'WinZip FileView (WZFILEVIEW.FileViewCtrl.61) ActiveX Buffer Overflow');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2006/11/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2006/11/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2006/11/15");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:winzip:winzip");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("smb_hotfixes.nasl");
  script_require_keys("SMB/Registry/Enumerated");
  script_require_ports(139, 445);

  exit(0);
}


include("global_settings.inc");
include("smb_func.inc");
include("audit.inc");


# Connect to the appropriate share.
if (!get_kb_item("SMB/Registry/Enumerated")) exit(0);
name    =  kb_smb_name();
port    =  kb_smb_transport();
login   =  kb_smb_login();
pass    =  kb_smb_password();
domain  =  kb_smb_domain();



if(! smb_session_init()) audit(AUDIT_FN_FAIL, 'smb_session_init');
rc = NetUseAdd(login:login, password:pass, domain:domain, share:"IPC$");
if (rc != 1)
{
  NetUseDel();
  exit(0);
}


# Connect to remote registry.
hklm = RegConnectRegistry(hkey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE);
if (isnull(hklm))
{
  NetUseDel();
  exit(0);
}


# Check whether it's installed.
controls = make_array();
flags = make_array();

#
# strcat() due to Bug#1725
#
clsids = make_list(
  strcat("0A7A7240", "-D038", "-DB9F", "-B3B1", "-7FEFFE5F9ED6"),
  strcat("247D857F", "-1034", "-4AA6", "-BB1A", "-347D1A3340C8"),
  strcat("551E5AC9", "-BDBD", "-48EC", "-8AE2", "-ECAF90C7A214"),
  strcat("A09AE68F", "-B14D", "-43ED", "-B713", "-BA413F034904")
);
foreach clsid (clsids)
{
  key = "SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{" + clsid +  "}\InprocServer32";
  key_h = RegOpenKey(handle:hklm, key:key, mode:MAXIMUM_ALLOWED);
  if (!isnull(key_h))
  {
    value = RegQueryValue(handle:key_h, item:NULL);
    if (!isnull(value)) controls[clsid] = value[1];

    RegCloseKey(handle:key_h);
  }
  if (report_paranoia < 2)
  {
    # Check the compatibility flags for the control.
    key = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{" + clsid +  "}";
    key_h = RegOpenKey(handle:hklm, key:key, mode:MAXIMUM_ALLOWED);
    flags = NULL;
    if (!isnull(key_h))
    {
      value = RegQueryValue(handle:key_h, item:"Compatibility Flags");
      if (!isnull(value)) flags[clsid] = value[1];

      RegCloseKey(handle:key_h);
    }
  }
}
RegCloseKey(handle:hklm);
if (max_index(keys(controls)) == 0) {
  NetUseDel();
  exit(0);
}


foreach clsid (keys(controls))
{
  # Determine the version from the control itself.
  file = controls[clsid];
  share = ereg_replace(pattern:"^([A-Za-z]):.*", replace:"\1$", string:file);
  ocx =  ereg_replace(pattern:"^[A-Za-z]:(.*)", replace:"\1", string:file);
  NetUseDel(close:FALSE);

  rc = NetUseAdd(login:login, password:pass, domain:domain, share:share);
  if (rc != 1)
  {
    NetUseDel();
    exit(0);
  }

  fh = CreateFile(
    file:ocx,
    desired_access:GENERIC_READ,
    file_attributes:FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL,
    share_mode:FILE_SHARE_READ,
    create_disposition:OPEN_EXISTING
  );
  if (!isnull(fh))
  {
    ver = GetFileVersion(handle:fh);
    CloseFile(handle:fh);
  }

  # Check the version number.
  if (
    !isnull(ver) &&
    (
      ver[0] < 6 ||
      (
        ver[0] == 6 &&
        (
          ver[1] < 1 ||
          (ver[1] == 1 && ver[2] < 7242)
        )
      )
    )
  )
  {
    report = NULL; found = 0;
    if (report_paranoia > 1)
      report = string(
        "The ActiveX control is installed, but Nessus did not check\n",
        "whether it is disabled in Internet Explorer because of the\n",
        "Report Paranoia setting in effect when this scan was run.\n"
      );
    else
    {
      # There's a problem if the kill bit isn't set.
      if (isnull(flags[clsid]) || flags[clsid] != 0x400)
      {
        if (report_verbosity)
        {
          version = string(ver[0], ".", ver[1], ".", ver[2], ".", ver[3]);
          report = string(
            "Version ", version, " of the control is installed as \n",
            "\n",
            "  ", file, "\n"
          );
        }
        else found = 1;
      }
    }
    if (report || found)
        security_hole(port:port, extra: report);
  }
}


# Clean up.
NetUseDel();

Saint

bid21060
descriptionWinZip FileView ActiveX control unsafe method
idmisc_compress_winzip
osvdb30433
titlewinzip_fileview
typeclient