Vulnerabilities > CVE-2009-0133 - Buffer Errors vulnerability in Microsoft Html Help Workshop 4.74
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
COMPLETE 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 |
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Application | 1 |
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 HTML Help Workshop 4.74 (hhp Project File) Buffer Overflow Exploit. CVE-2006-0564,CVE-2009-0133. Local exploit for windows platform id EDB-ID:10321 last seen 2016-02-01 modified 2009-12-05 published 2009-12-05 reporter Encrypt3d.M!nd source https://www.exploit-db.com/download/10321/ title HTML Help Workshop 4.74 - hhp Project File Buffer Overflow Exploit description HTML Help Workshop 4.74 (hhp Project File) Buffer Overflow Exploit. CVE-2009-0133. Local exploit for windows platform id EDB-ID:16631 last seen 2016-02-02 modified 2010-09-25 published 2010-09-25 reporter metasploit source https://www.exploit-db.com/download/16631/ title HTML Help Workshop 4.74 hhp Project File Buffer Overflow Exploit description Microsoft HTML Help Workshop (.hhp file) Buffer Overflow Exploit. CVE-2006-0564,CVE-2009-0133. Local exploit for windows platform id EDB-ID:1470 last seen 2016-01-31 modified 2006-02-06 published 2006-02-06 reporter bratax source https://www.exploit-db.com/download/1470/ title Microsoft HTML Help Workshop - .hhp Buffer Overflow Exploit description Microsoft HTML Help Workshop (.hhp file) Buffer Overflow Exploit (new). CVE-2006-0564,CVE-2009-0133. Local exploit for windows platform id EDB-ID:1490 last seen 2016-01-31 modified 2006-02-11 published 2006-02-11 reporter k3xji source https://www.exploit-db.com/download/1490/ title Microsoft HTML Help Workshop - .hhp Buffer Overflow Exploit 2 description Microsoft HTML Workshop <= 4.74 Universal Buffer Overflow Exploit. CVE-2006-0564,CVE-2009-0133. Local exploit for windows platform file exploits/windows/local/7727.pl id EDB-ID:7727 last seen 2016-02-01 modified 2009-01-12 platform windows port published 2009-01-12 reporter SkD source https://www.exploit-db.com/download/7727/ title Microsoft HTML Workshop <= 4.74 - Universal Buffer Overflow Exploit type local
Metasploit
description | This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in HTML Help Workshop 4.74 by creating a specially crafted hhp file. |
id | MSF:EXPLOIT/WINDOWS/FILEFORMAT/HHW_HHP_INDEXFILE_BOF |
last seen | 2020-02-11 |
modified | 2020-01-15 |
published | 2009-12-08 |
references | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0133 |
reporter | Rapid7 |
source | https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master//modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/hhw_hhp_indexfile_bof.rb |
title | HTML Help Workshop 4.74 (hhp Project File) Buffer Overflow |
Packetstorm
data source | https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/84537/hhw_hhp_indexfile_bof.rb.txt |
id | PACKETSTORM:84537 |
last seen | 2016-12-05 |
published | 2009-12-31 |
reporter | Encrypt3d.M!nd |
source | https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/84537/HTML-Help-Workshop-4.74-hhp-Project-File-Buffer-Overflow-Exploit.html |
title | HTML Help Workshop 4.74 (hhp Project File) Buffer Overflow Exploit |