Memory corruption in Ichitaro - CVE-2009-1054
Published: December 22, 2016 / Updated: March 13, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU2706
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-1054
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 boundary error when parsing a malformed file. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file or document using Web PURAGUINBYUA, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption, run a malicious program and execute arbitrary code on the 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 boundary error when parsing a malformed file. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file or document using Web PURAGUINBYUA, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption, run a malicious program and execute arbitrary code on the 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
Ichitaro