Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-5381 - Improper Restriction of Operations Within the Bounds of A Memory Buffer vulnerability in Ffdshow-Tryout Ffdshow

047910
CVSS 9.3 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
network
ffdshow-tryout
CWE-119
critical
nessus

Summary

Buffer overflow in the URL processing in ffdshow (aka ffdshow-tryout) before SVN revision 2347 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URL.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Ffdshow-Tryout
1

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.

Nessus

NASL familyWindows
NASL idFFDSHOW_REMOTE_BUFFER_OVERFLOW.NASL
descriptionffdshow, a DirectShow filter and VFW codec for multiple audio and video formats, is installed on the remote host. ffdshow is available as a standalone package but is typically bundled with third-party codec software such as K-lite Codec Pack, XP Codec Pack, Vista Codec Package and Codec Pack All-in-one. The installed version fails to perform sufficient boundary checks while processing very long URLs. By tricking a user into clicking on a specially crafted stream, it may be possible to execute arbitrary code on the remote system subject to the user
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id34969
published2008-11-26
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/34969
titleFfdshow < rev2347_20081123 Remote Buffer Overflow
code
#
#  (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#


include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(34969);
  script_version("1.13");
 script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:26");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-5381");
  script_bugtraq_id(32438);
  script_xref(name:"Secunia", value:"32846");

  script_name(english:"Ffdshow < rev2347_20081123 Remote Buffer Overflow");
  script_summary(english:"Checks version of ffdshow.ax");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Windows host has an application that is affected by a
remote buffer overflow vulnerability.");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"ffdshow, a DirectShow filter and VFW codec for multiple audio and
video formats, is installed on the remote host.

ffdshow is available as a standalone package but is typically bundled
with third-party codec software such as K-lite Codec Pack, XP Codec
Pack, Vista Codec Package and Codec Pack All-in-one.

The installed version fails to perform sufficient boundary checks
while processing very long URLs. By tricking a user into clicking on a
specially crafted stream, it may be possible to execute arbitrary code
on the remote system subject to the user's privileges.");
 # http://web.archive.org/web/20081222053727/http://security.bkis.vn/?p=277
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?ce9f055b");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2008/Nov/540" );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Upgrade to ffdshow rev2347_20081123 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:F/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:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
 script_cwe_id(119);

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/11/26");

script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_end_attributes();


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

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2018 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");

if (!get_kb_item("SMB/Registry/Enumerated")) exit(0);

# Figure out where the installer recorded information about it.

list = get_kb_list("SMB/Registry/HKLM/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Uninstall/*/DisplayName");
if (isnull(list)) exit(0);

installstring = NULL;
foreach name (keys(list))
{
  prod = list[name];
  if (prod && "ffdshow" >< prod)
  {
   installstring = ereg_replace(pattern:"^SMB\/Registry\/HKLM\/(SOFTWARE\/Microsoft\/Windows\/CurrentVersion\/Uninstall\/.+)\/DisplayName$", replace:"\1", string:name);
   installstring = str_replace(find:"/", replace:"\", string:installstring);
   break;
  }
}

# Get the install path

name    =  kb_smb_name();
port    =  kb_smb_transport();
login   =  kb_smb_login();
pass    =  kb_smb_password();
domain  =  kb_smb_domain();

#if (!get_port_state(port)) exit(0);

#soc = open_sock_tcp(port);
#if (!soc) exit(0);

#session_init(socket:soc, hostname:name);
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);
}

hklm = RegConnectRegistry(hkey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE);
if (isnull(hklm))
{
  NetUseDel();
  exit(0);
}

disp_name = NULL;
path = NULL;

# First look at the CLSID.
key = "SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{007FC171-01AA-4B3A-B2DB-062DEE815A1E}\InprocServer321";
key_h = RegOpenKey(handle:hklm, key:key, mode:MAXIMUM_ALLOWED);
if (!isnull(key_h))
{
  value = RegQueryValue(handle:key_h, item:NULL);
  if (!isnull(value)) path = value[1];

  RegCloseKey(handle:key_h);
}

if(isnull(path))
{
  # If we don't find it, look at uninstall keys.

  key = installstring;

  key_h = RegOpenKey(handle:hklm, key:key, mode:MAXIMUM_ALLOWED);
  if (!isnull(key_h))
  {
    # If ffdshow is installed...
    item = RegQueryValue(handle:key_h, item:"InstallLocation");
    if (!isnull(item))
    path = item[1];

    item = RegQueryValue(handle:key_h, item:"DisplayName");
    if (!isnull(item))
    disp_name = item[1];

    RegCloseKey(handle:key_h);
  }
}

RegCloseKey(handle:hklm);

if (!path)
{
 NetUseDel();
 exit(0);
}

share = ereg_replace(pattern:"^([A-Za-z]):.*", replace:"\1$", string:path);

if("ffdshow.ax" >< path)
ax =  ereg_replace(pattern:"^[A-Za-z]:(.*)", replace:"\1", string:path);
else
ax =  ereg_replace(pattern:"^[A-Za-z]:(.*)", replace:"\1\ffdshow.ax", string:path);

NetUseDel(close:FALSE);

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

fh = CreateFile(file:ax,
	desired_access:GENERIC_READ,
	file_attributes:FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL,
	share_mode:FILE_SHARE_READ,
	create_disposition:OPEN_EXISTING);

ver = NULL;
if (!isnull(fh))
{
  ver = GetFileVersion(handle:fh);
  CloseFile(handle:fh);
}

NetUseDel();

if (!isnull(ver))
{
  for (i=0; i<max_index(ver); i++)
    ver[i] = int(ver[i]);

  fix = split("1.0.5.2338", sep:'.', keep:FALSE);
  for (i=0; i<max_index(fix); i++)
    fix[i] = int(fix[i]);

  for (i=0; i<max_index(ver); i++)
    if ((ver[i] < fix[i]))
    {
      if (report_verbosity && ereg(pattern:"^ffdshow \[rev [0-9]+\] \[[0-9]+\-[0-9]+\-[0-9]+\]$",string:disp_name))
      {
        v = eregmatch(pattern:"^ffdshow \[rev ([0-9]+)\] \[([0-9]+)\-([0-9]+)\-([0-9]+)\]$",string:disp_name);
        disp_name = string("ffdshow rev",v[1],"_",v[2],v[3],v[4]);

        report = string(
        "\n",
         disp_name, " is installed on the remote host.\n"
         );
          security_hole(port:port, extra:report);
      }
      else security_hole(port);
        break;
    }
    else if (ver[i] > fix[i])
     break;
}

Saint

bid32438
descriptionffdshow URL link buffer overflow
idmisc_ffdshowver
osvdb50064
titleffdshow_url
typeclient