Stack-based buffer overflow in Storm - CVE-2009-1612
Published: December 22, 2016 / Updated: March 21, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU2745
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: CVE-2009-1612
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to stack-based buffer overflow in Storm ActiveX control (mps.dll)). A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web page that passes an overly long string to the OnBeforeVideoDownload() method, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption 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 stack-based buffer overflow in Storm ActiveX control (mps.dll)). A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web page that passes an overly long string to the OnBeforeVideoDownload() method, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption 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
Storm
How to mitigate CVE-2009-1612
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
- Exploit #642 - BaoFeng Storm - 'mps.dll' ActiveX OnBeforeVideoDownload Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (March 18, 2020)
- Exploit #643 - BaoFeng - ActiveX OnBeforeVideoDownload() Remote Buffer Overflow (March 18, 2020)
- Exploit #1700 - BaoFeng Storm mps.dll ActiveX OnBeforeVideoDownload Buffer Overflow (March 18, 2020)