#VU1316 Memory corruption in Ichitaro - CVE-2008-3919
Published: December 14, 2016 / Updated: March 21, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU1316
Vulnerability risk: Critical
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:A/U:Red
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-3919
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Ichitaro
Ichitaro
Software vendor:
JustSystems Corporation
JustSystems Corporation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to buffer overflow when processing a malformed file. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted JTD document, trick the victim into loading it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service 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 when processing a malformed file. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted JTD document, trick the victim into loading it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service 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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.