#VU2744 Stack-based buffer overflow in Igame - CVE-2009-1800
Published: December 22, 2016 / Updated: March 16, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU2744
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-2009-1800
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Igame
Igame
Software vendor:
Chinagames
Chinagames
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to stack-based buffer overflow in CGAgent ActiveX control (CGAgent.dll). A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web page that passes an overly long string to the CreateChinagames() 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 CGAgent ActiveX control (CGAgent.dll). A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web page that passes an overly long string to the CreateChinagames() 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.
Remediation
Update to version 2009.2.2.2 or later:
http://www.chinagames.net/
http://www.chinagames.net/