Vulnerabilities > CVE-2009-0133 - Buffer Errors vulnerability in Microsoft Html Help Workshop 4.74

047910
CVSS 10.0 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
network
low complexity
microsoft
CWE-119
critical
exploit available
metasploit

Summary

Buffer overflow in Microsoft HTML Help Workshop 4.74 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .hhp file with a long "Index file" field, possibly a related issue to CVE-2006-0564.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Microsoft
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.

Exploit-Db

  • descriptionHTML Help Workshop 4.74 (hhp Project File) Buffer Overflow Exploit. CVE-2006-0564,CVE-2009-0133. Local exploit for windows platform
    idEDB-ID:10321
    last seen2016-02-01
    modified2009-12-05
    published2009-12-05
    reporterEncrypt3d.M!nd
    sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/10321/
    titleHTML Help Workshop 4.74 - hhp Project File Buffer Overflow Exploit
  • descriptionHTML Help Workshop 4.74 (hhp Project File) Buffer Overflow Exploit. CVE-2009-0133. Local exploit for windows platform
    idEDB-ID:16631
    last seen2016-02-02
    modified2010-09-25
    published2010-09-25
    reportermetasploit
    sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/16631/
    titleHTML Help Workshop 4.74 hhp Project File Buffer Overflow Exploit
  • descriptionMicrosoft HTML Help Workshop (.hhp file) Buffer Overflow Exploit. CVE-2006-0564,CVE-2009-0133. Local exploit for windows platform
    idEDB-ID:1470
    last seen2016-01-31
    modified2006-02-06
    published2006-02-06
    reporterbratax
    sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/1470/
    titleMicrosoft HTML Help Workshop - .hhp Buffer Overflow Exploit
  • descriptionMicrosoft HTML Help Workshop (.hhp file) Buffer Overflow Exploit (new). CVE-2006-0564,CVE-2009-0133. Local exploit for windows platform
    idEDB-ID:1490
    last seen2016-01-31
    modified2006-02-11
    published2006-02-11
    reporterk3xji
    sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/1490/
    titleMicrosoft HTML Help Workshop - .hhp Buffer Overflow Exploit 2
  • descriptionMicrosoft HTML Workshop <= 4.74 Universal Buffer Overflow Exploit. CVE-2006-0564,CVE-2009-0133. Local exploit for windows platform
    fileexploits/windows/local/7727.pl
    idEDB-ID:7727
    last seen2016-02-01
    modified2009-01-12
    platformwindows
    port
    published2009-01-12
    reporterSkD
    sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/7727/
    titleMicrosoft HTML Workshop <= 4.74 - Universal Buffer Overflow Exploit
    typelocal

Metasploit

descriptionThis module exploits a stack buffer overflow in HTML Help Workshop 4.74 by creating a specially crafted hhp file.
idMSF:EXPLOIT/WINDOWS/FILEFORMAT/HHW_HHP_INDEXFILE_BOF
last seen2020-02-11
modified2020-01-15
published2009-12-08
referenceshttps://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0133
reporterRapid7
sourcehttps://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master//modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/hhw_hhp_indexfile_bof.rb
titleHTML Help Workshop 4.74 (hhp Project File) Buffer Overflow

Packetstorm

data sourcehttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/84537/hhw_hhp_indexfile_bof.rb.txt
idPACKETSTORM:84537
last seen2016-12-05
published2009-12-31
reporterEncrypt3d.M!nd
sourcehttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/84537/HTML-Help-Workshop-4.74-hhp-Project-File-Buffer-Overflow-Exploit.html
titleHTML Help Workshop 4.74 (hhp Project File) Buffer Overflow Exploit