Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-5405 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in Oxid Cain and Abel 4.9.23/4.9.24

047910
CVSS 0.0 - NONE
Attack vector
UNKNOWN
Attack complexity
UNKNOWN
Privileges required
UNKNOWN
Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN
Integrity impact
UNKNOWN
Availability impact
UNKNOWN
oxid
CWE-119
exploit available
metasploit
NVD
Published: 2008-12-10
Updated: 2024-11-21

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the RDP protocol password decoder in Cain & Abel 4.9.23 and 4.9.24, and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an RDP file containing a long string.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Oxid
2

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

  • descriptionCain & Abel. CVE-2008-5405. Local exploit for windows platform
    fileexploits/windows/local/7309.pl
    idEDB-ID:7309
    last seen2016-02-01
    modified2008-11-30
    platformwindows
    port
    published2008-11-30
    reporterSkD
    sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/7309/
    titleCain & Abel <= 4.9.24 - .rdp Stack Overflow Exploit
    typelocal
  • descriptionCain & Abel 4.9.23 (rdp file) Buffer overflow Exploit. CVE-2008-5405. Local exploit for windows platform
    idEDB-ID:7329
    last seen2016-02-01
    modified2008-12-03
    published2008-12-03
    reporterEncrypt3d.M!nd
    sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/7329/
    titleCain & Abel 4.9.23 rdp file Buffer Overflow Exploit
  • descriptionCain & Abel. CVE-2008-5405. Local exploit for aix platform
    idEDB-ID:16659
    last seen2016-02-02
    modified2010-11-24
    published2010-11-24
    reportermetasploit
    sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/16659/
    titleCain & Abel <= 4.9.24 - RDP Buffer Overflow
  • descriptionCain & Abel 4.9.23 (rdp file) Buffer Overflow PoC. CVE-2008-5405. Dos exploit for windows platform
    fileexploits/windows/dos/7297.py
    idEDB-ID:7297
    last seen2016-02-01
    modified2008-11-30
    platformwindows
    port
    published2008-11-30
    reporterEncrypt3d.M!nd
    sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/7297/
    titleCain & Abel 4.9.23 rdp file Buffer Overflow PoC
    typedos

Metasploit

descriptionThis module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in the Cain & Abel v4.9.24 and below. An attacker must send the file to victim, and the victim must open the specially crafted RDP file under Tools -> Remote Desktop Password Decoder.
idMSF:EXPLOIT/WINDOWS/FILEFORMAT/CAIN_ABEL_4918_RDP
last seen2020-05-26
modified2017-11-08
published2009-05-03
referenceshttps://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5405
reporterRapid7
sourcehttps://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master//modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/cain_abel_4918_rdp.rb
titleCain and Abel RDP Buffer Overflow

Packetstorm

data sourcehttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/83083/cain_abel_4918_rdp.rb.txt
idPACKETSTORM:83083
last seen2016-12-05
published2009-11-26
reporterTrancek
sourcehttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/83083/Cain-Abel-v4.9.24-RDP-Buffer-Overflow..html
titleCain & Abel <= v4.9.24 RDP Buffer Overflow.

References