Vulnerabilities > CVE-2007-5107 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in Ask.Com ASK Toolbar
Attack vector
UNKNOWN Attack complexity
UNKNOWN Privileges required
UNKNOWN Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN Integrity impact
UNKNOWN Availability impact
UNKNOWN Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the AskJeevesToolBar.SettingsPlugin.1 ActiveX control in askBar.dll in IAC Search & Media ask.com Ask Toolbar 4.0.2.53 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long ShortFormat property value. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. NOTE: the researcher claims that this is the same as CVE-2007-5108, but there is insufficient detail for CVE-2007-5108 to be certain.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
- Overflow Buffers Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
- Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
- MIME Conversion An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.
Exploit-Db
description Ask.com Toolbar askBar.dll ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow. CVE-2007-5107. Remote exploit for windows platform id EDB-ID:16557 last seen 2016-02-02 modified 2010-05-09 published 2010-05-09 reporter metasploit source https://www.exploit-db.com/download/16557/ title Ask.com Toolbar askBar.dll ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow description AskJeeves Toolbar 4.0.2.53 activex Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit. CVE-2007-5107,CVE-2007-5108. Remote exploit for windows platform file exploits/windows/remote/4452.html id EDB-ID:4452 last seen 2016-01-31 modified 2007-09-24 platform windows port published 2007-09-24 reporter Joey Mengele source https://www.exploit-db.com/download/4452/ title AskJeeves Toolbar 4.0.2.53 - ActiveX Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit type remote
Metasploit
| description | This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in Ask.com Toolbar 4.0.2.53. An attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code by sending an overly long string to the "ShortFormat()" method in askbar.dll. |
| id | MSF:EXPLOIT/WINDOWS/BROWSER/ASK_SHORTFORMAT |
| last seen | 2020-03-10 |
| modified | 2017-09-09 |
| published | 2007-09-25 |
| references | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5107 |
| reporter | Rapid7 |
| source | https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master//modules/exploits/windows/browser/ask_shortformat.rb |
| title | Ask.com Toolbar askBar.dll ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow |
Nessus
| NASL family | Windows |
| NASL id | ASK_TOOLBAR_ACTIVEX_SHORTFORMAT_OVERFLOW.NASL |
| description | The AskJeevesToolBar.SettingsPlugin.1 ActiveX control, part of the Ask Toolbar, is installed on the remote host. It reportedly contains a buffer overflow that can be triggered with a long value for the |
| last seen | 2020-06-01 |
| modified | 2020-06-02 |
| plugin id | 31049 |
| published | 2008-02-13 |
| reporter | This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. |
| source | https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/31049 |
| title | Ask.com Toolbar AskJeevesToolBar.SettingsPlugin.1 ActiveX (askBar.dll) ShortFormat Property Arbitrary Code Execution |
Packetstorm
| data source | https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/83215/ask_shortformat.rb.txt |
| id | PACKETSTORM:83215 |
| last seen | 2016-12-05 |
| published | 2009-11-26 |
| reporter | MC |
| source | https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/83215/Ask.com-Toolbar-askBar.dll-ActiveX-Control-Buffer-Overflow.html |
| title | Ask.com Toolbar askBar.dll ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26960
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26960
- http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/security.htm
- http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/security.htm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480459/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480459/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25785
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25785
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3265
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3265
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36757
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36757
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4452
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4452