Buffer overflow in GLWorld - #VU1324
Published: December 15, 2016 / Updated: March 1, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU1324
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to buffer overflow in GlobalLink ActiveX control when handling values for the ServerList property. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web site that passes specially-crafted values to the insecure ServerList method, a remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The weakness exists due to buffer overflow in GlobalLink ActiveX control when handling values for the ServerList property. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web site that passes specially-crafted values to the insecure ServerList method, a remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Affected software
GLWorld