Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-5711 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in Facebook Photouploader 4.5.57.0
Attack vector
UNKNOWN Attack complexity
UNKNOWN Privileges required
UNKNOWN Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN Integrity impact
UNKNOWN Availability impact
UNKNOWN Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Facebook PhotoUploader ActiveX control 5.0.14.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long FileMask property value.
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 FaceBook PhotoUploader <= 5.0.14.0 Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit. CVE-2008-5711. Remote exploit for windows platform file exploits/windows/remote/5102.html id EDB-ID:5102 last seen 2016-01-31 modified 2008-02-12 platform windows port published 2008-02-12 reporter MC Group Ltd. source https://www.exploit-db.com/download/5102/ title FaceBook PhotoUploader <= 5.0.14.0 - Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit type remote description Facebook Photo Uploader 4 ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow. CVE-2008-5711. Remote exploit for windows platform id EDB-ID:16505 last seen 2016-02-02 modified 2010-05-09 published 2010-05-09 reporter metasploit source https://www.exploit-db.com/download/16505/ title Facebook Photo Uploader 4 - ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow description FaceBook PhotoUploader (ImageUploader4.ocx 4.5.57.0) BOF Exploit. CVE-2008-0660,CVE-2008-5711. Remote exploit for windows platform file exploits/windows/remote/5049.html id EDB-ID:5049 last seen 2016-01-31 modified 2008-02-03 platform windows port published 2008-02-03 reporter Elazar source https://www.exploit-db.com/download/5049/ title FaceBook PhotoUploader ImageUploader4.ocx 4.5.57.0 BoF Exploit type remote
Metasploit
description This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in Facebook Photo Uploader 4. By sending an overly long string to the "ExtractIptc()" property located in the ImageUploader4.ocx (4.5.57.0) Control, an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code. id MSF:EXPLOIT/WINDOWS/BROWSER/FACEBOOK_EXTRACTIPTC last seen 2020-06-14 modified 2017-07-24 published 2008-02-07 references https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5711 reporter Rapid7 source https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master//modules/exploits/windows/browser/facebook_extractiptc.rb title Facebook Photo Uploader 4 ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow description This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in Facebook Photo Uploader 4. By sending an overly long string to the "ExtractIptc()" property located in the ImageUploader4.ocx (4.5.57.0) Control, an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code. id MSF:AUXILIARY/SCANNER/MSMAIL/EXCHANGE_ENUM last seen 2020-06-14 modified 2017-07-24 published 2008-02-07 references https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5711 reporter Rapid7 source https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master//modules/exploits/windows/browser/facebook_extractiptc.rb title Facebook Photo Uploader 4 ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow
Nessus
| NASL family | Windows |
| NASL id | FACEBOOK_PHOTO_UPLOADER_4_5_57_1_ACTIVEX_OVERFLOWS.NASL |
| description | The remote host contains a version of the Facebook Photo Uploader ActiveX control that reportedly is affected by multiple buffer overflows involving, for example, long arguments to the control |
| last seen | 2020-06-01 |
| modified | 2020-06-02 |
| plugin id | 30152 |
| published | 2008-02-05 |
| 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/30152 |
| title | Facebook Photo Uploader ActiveX Control < 4.5.57.1 Multiple Buffer Overflows |
Packetstorm
| data source | https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/82928/facebook_extractiptc.rb.txt |
| id | PACKETSTORM:82928 |
| last seen | 2016-12-05 |
| published | 2009-10-30 |
| reporter | MC |
| source | https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/82928/Facebook-Photo-Uploader-4-ActiveX-Control-Buffer-Overflow.html |
| title | Facebook Photo Uploader 4 ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow |