Vulnerabilities > CVE-2010-0679 - Buffer Errors vulnerability in Hyleos Chemview 1.9.5.1
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
MEDIUM Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
COMPLETE Summary
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the HyleosChemView.HLChemView ActiveX control (HyleosChemView.ocx) in Hyleos ChemView 1.9.5.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large number of white space characters in the filename argument to the (1) SaveasMolFile and (2) ReadMolFile methods.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Hyleos ChemView v1.9.5.1 ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Exploit (meta). CVE-2010-0679. Remote exploit for windows platform file exploits/windows/remote/11422.rb id EDB-ID:11422 last seen 2016-02-01 modified 2010-02-12 platform windows port published 2010-02-12 reporter Dz_attacker source https://www.exploit-db.com/download/11422/ title Hyleos ChemView 1.9.5.1 - ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Exploit meta type remote description Hyleos ChemView ActiveX Control Stack Buffer Overflow. CVE-2010-0679. Remote exploit for windows platform id EDB-ID:16500 last seen 2016-02-02 modified 2010-07-27 published 2010-07-27 reporter metasploit source https://www.exploit-db.com/download/16500/ title Hyleos ChemView ActiveX Control Stack Buffer Overflow
Metasploit
| description | This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow within version 1.9.5.1 of Hyleos ChemView (HyleosChemView.ocx). By calling the 'SaveAsMolFile' or 'ReadMolFile' methods with an overly long first argument, an attacker can overrun a buffer and execute arbitrary code. |
| id | MSF:EXPLOIT/WINDOWS/BROWSER/HYLEOS_CHEMVIEWX_ACTIVEX |
| last seen | 2020-06-14 |
| modified | 1976-01-01 |
| published | 1976-01-01 |
| references | |
| reporter | Rapid7 |
| source | https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master//modules/exploits/windows/browser/hyleos_chemviewx_activex.rb |
| title | Hyleos ChemView ActiveX Control Stack Buffer Overflow |
Packetstorm
| data source | https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/92197/hyleos_chemviewx_activex.rb.txt |
| id | PACKETSTORM:92197 |
| last seen | 2016-12-05 |
| published | 2010-07-27 |
| reporter | Paul Craig |
| source | https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/92197/Hyleos-ChemView-ActiveX-Control-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html |
| title | Hyleos ChemView ActiveX Control Stack Buffer Overflow |
References
- http://osvdb.org/62276
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/1002-advisories/chemviewx-overflow.txt
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/1002-exploits/hyleoschemview-heap.rb.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38523
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11422
- http://www.security-assessment.com/files/advisories/2010-02-11_ChemviewX_Activex.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38225