Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-5405 - Buffer Errors vulnerability in Oxid Cain and Abel 4.9.23/4.9.24
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
MEDIUM Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
COMPLETE 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 | 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
description Cain & Abel. CVE-2008-5405. Local exploit for windows platform file exploits/windows/local/7309.pl id EDB-ID:7309 last seen 2016-02-01 modified 2008-11-30 platform windows port published 2008-11-30 reporter SkD source https://www.exploit-db.com/download/7309/ title Cain & Abel <= 4.9.24 - .rdp Stack Overflow Exploit type local description Cain & Abel 4.9.23 (rdp file) Buffer overflow Exploit. CVE-2008-5405. Local exploit for windows platform id EDB-ID:7329 last seen 2016-02-01 modified 2008-12-03 published 2008-12-03 reporter Encrypt3d.M!nd source https://www.exploit-db.com/download/7329/ title Cain & Abel 4.9.23 rdp file Buffer Overflow Exploit description Cain & Abel. CVE-2008-5405. Local exploit for aix platform id EDB-ID:16659 last seen 2016-02-02 modified 2010-11-24 published 2010-11-24 reporter metasploit source https://www.exploit-db.com/download/16659/ title Cain & Abel <= 4.9.24 - RDP Buffer Overflow description Cain & Abel 4.9.23 (rdp file) Buffer Overflow PoC. CVE-2008-5405. Dos exploit for windows platform file exploits/windows/dos/7297.py id EDB-ID:7297 last seen 2016-02-01 modified 2008-11-30 platform windows port published 2008-11-30 reporter Encrypt3d.M!nd source https://www.exploit-db.com/download/7297/ title Cain & Abel 4.9.23 rdp file Buffer Overflow PoC type dos
Metasploit
| description | This 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. |
| id | MSF:EXPLOIT/WINDOWS/FILEFORMAT/CAIN_ABEL_4918_RDP |
| last seen | 2020-05-26 |
| modified | 2017-11-08 |
| published | 2009-05-03 |
| references | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5405 |
| reporter | Rapid7 |
| source | https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master//modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/cain_abel_4918_rdp.rb |
| title | Cain and Abel RDP Buffer Overflow |
Packetstorm
| data source | https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/83083/cain_abel_4918_rdp.rb.txt |
| id | PACKETSTORM:83083 |
| last seen | 2016-12-05 |
| published | 2009-11-26 |
| reporter | Trancek |
| source | https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/83083/Cain-Abel-v4.9.24-RDP-Buffer-Overflow..html |
| title | Cain & Abel <= v4.9.24 RDP Buffer Overflow. |
References
- http://osvdb.org/50342
- http://oxid.netsons.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2750
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32794
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4703
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32543
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3286
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46940
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7297
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7309