Vulnerabilities > CVE-2009-2582 - Improper Restriction of Operations Within the Bounds of A Memory Buffer vulnerability in Akamai Technologies Download Manager

047910
CVSS 9.3 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
network
akamai-technologies
CWE-119
critical
nessus

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in manager.exe in Akamai Download Manager (aka DLM or dlmanager) before 2.2.4.8 allows remote web servers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed HTTP response during a Redswoosh download, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-1891 and CVE-2007-1892.

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.

Nessus

NASL familyWindows
NASL idAKAMAI_DLM_ACTIVEX_2_2_4_8.NASL
descriptionThe Windows remote host contains the Download Manager ActiveX control from Akamai, which helps users download content. The version of this ActiveX control on the remote host reportedly is affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability in
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id40363
published2009-07-24
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/40363
titleAkamai Download Manager ActiveX Control < 2.2.4.8 Buffer Overflow
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(40363);
  script_version("1.12");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:26");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-2582");
  script_bugtraq_id(35778);
  script_xref(name:"Secunia", value:"35951");

  script_name(english:"Akamai Download Manager ActiveX Control < 2.2.4.8 Buffer Overflow");
  script_summary(english:"Checks version of Download Manager ActiveX control"); 
 
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Windows host has an ActiveX control that is prone to a
buffer overflow attack.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Windows remote host contains the Download Manager ActiveX control
from Akamai, which helps users download content. 

The version of this ActiveX control on the remote host reportedly is
affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability in 'manager.exe' when
handling Redswoosh downloads.  If an attacker can trick an user on the
affected host into visiting a specially crafted web page, he may be
able to execute arbitrary code on the affected system subject to the
user's privileges.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?8641fa7c");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2009/Jul/165");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Manually remove all older versions and, if desired, install version
2.2.4.8 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(119);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date",   value:"2009/07/22");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date",  value:"2009/07/22");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/07/24");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_end_attributes();
 
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("smb_hotfixes.nasl");
  script_require_keys("SMB/Registry/Enumerated");
  script_require_ports(139, 445);

  exit(0);
}

include("global_settings.inc");
include("smb_func.inc");
include("smb_activex_func.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("SMB/Registry/Enumerated")) exit(0);


# Locate the file used by the control.
if (activex_init() != ACX_OK) exit(1, "activex_init() failed.");

clsids = make_list("{4871A87A-BFDD-4106-8153-FFDE2BAC2967}",
                   "{FFBB3F3B-0A5A-4106-BE53-DFE1E2340CB1}",
                   "{2AF5BD25-90C5-4EEC-88C5-B44DC2905D8B}");

info = NULL;
foreach clsid (clsids)
{
 file = activex_get_filename(clsid:clsid);

 if (file)
 {
   # Check its version.
   ver = activex_get_fileversion(clsid:clsid);

   # Fixed version of DownloadManagerV2.ocx == 2.2.4.8
   if (ver && activex_check_fileversion(clsid:clsid, fix:"2.2.4.8") == TRUE)
    {
      if (report_paranoia > 1 || activex_get_killbit(clsid:clsid) == 0)
       {
        info += '  - ' + clsid + '\n' +
                '    ' + file + ', ' + ver + '\n';

        # if (!thorough_tests) break;
        # Do not break the loop if we find a vulnerable clsid.
        # According to iDefense advisory older version are not 
        # automatically removed by newer versions.
       } 
    }
  }
}

activex_end();

if (info)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0)
  {
    if (report_paranoia > 1)
    {
      report = string(
        "\n",
        "Nessus found the following affected control(s) installed :\n",
        "\n",
        info,
        "\n",
        "Note that Nessus did not check whether the kill bit was set for\n",
        "the control(s) because of the Report Paranoia setting in effect\n",
        "when this scan was run.\n"
      );
    }
    else
    {
      report = string(
        "\n",
        "Nessus found the following affected control(s) installed :\n",
        "\n",
        info,
        "\n",
        "Moreover, the kill bit was  not set for the control(s) so they\n",
        "are accessible via Internet Explorer.\n"
      );
    }
    security_hole(port:kb_smb_transport(), extra:report);
  }
  else security_hole(kb_smb_transport());
}