SecurityReason.com - Our Reason is

Security

Register | Forget Password | Login
SecurityReason
WLB
Services
RSS
Corporate
Note

If you have found a vulnerability, please send to our SecurityAlert Database :
secalert()securityreason()com

Also if you have new ( 0-day ) exploit, please send to our ExploitAlert Archive :
exploit()securityreason()com

Home arrow SecurityAlert Database

Arrow  Topic :

TSC2 Help Desk CTab ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow


Arrow  SecurityAlert : 4879
Arrow  CVE : CVE-2008-4827
Arrow  CWE : CWE-119
Arrow  SecurityRisk : High  Security Risk High  (About)
Arrow  Remote Exploit : Yes
Arrow  Local Exploit : No
Arrow  Victim interaction required : No
Arrow  Exploit Available : No
Arrow  Credit : Secunia
Arrow  Published : 09.01.2009
Arrow  Updated : 08.01.2010

Arrow  SecurityReason Note : Please note that as of version 4.3.1, TSC2 Help Desk includes the patched version of c1sizer.ocx (version 8.0.20081.142) which does not have the buffer overflow vulnerability.


Arrow  Affected Software : sap:sap_gui:6.40
sap:sap_gui:7.10
sap:tabone:7.0.0.16
componentone:sizerone:8.0.20081.140
servantix:tsc2_help_desk:4.18



Arrow  Advisory Content :  

======================================================================

Secunia Research 07/01/2009

- TSC2 Help Desk CTab ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow -

======================================================================
Table of Contents

Affected Software....................................................1
Severity.............................................................2
Vendor's Description of Software.....................................3
Description of Vulnerability.........................................4
Solution.............................................................5
Time Table...........................................................6
Credits..............................................................7
References...........................................................8
About Secunia........................................................9
Verification........................................................10

======================================================================
1) Affected Software

* TSC2 Help Desk 4.1.8

NOTE: Other versions may also be affected.

======================================================================
2) Severity

Rating: Highly critical
Impact: System compromise
Where: Remote

======================================================================
3) Vendor's Description of Software

"TSC2 Help Desk from is full-featured, easy to use help desk software
that will help you manage your support issues and assets.".

Product Link:
http://www.tsc2-helpdesk.com/

======================================================================
4) Description of Vulnerability

Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in TSC2 Help Desk,
which can be exploited by malicious people to potentially compromise
a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the included
CTab ActiveX control (c1sizer.ocx) when copying tab captions. This
can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow by e.g. adding
multiple tabs via the "AddTab()" method.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

======================================================================
5) Solution

Set the kill-bit for the affected ActiveX control.

======================================================================
6) Time Table

13/11/2008 - Vendor notified.
07/01/2009 - Public disclosure.

======================================================================
7) Credits

Discovered by Carsten Eiram, Secunia Research.

======================================================================
8) References

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned
CVE-2008-4827 for the vulnerability.

======================================================================
9) About Secunia

Secunia offers vulnerability management solutions to corporate
customers with verified and reliable vulnerability intelligence
relevant to their specific system configuration:

http://secunia.com/advisories/business_solutions/

Secunia also provides a publicly accessible and comprehensive advisory
database as a service to the security community and private
individuals, who are interested in or concerned about IT-security.

http://secunia.com/advisories/

Secunia believes that it is important to support the community and to
do active vulnerability research in order to aid improving the
security and reliability of software in general:

http://secunia.com/secunia_research/

Secunia regularly hires new skilled team members. Check the URL below
to see currently vacant positions:

http://secunia.com/corporate/jobs/

Secunia offers a FREE mailing list called Secunia Security Advisories:

http://secunia.com/advisories/mailing_lists/

======================================================================
10) Verification

Please verify this advisory by visiting the Secunia website:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-54/

Complete list of vulnerability reports published by Secunia Research:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/

======================================================================



Arrow  References :

http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/47771
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/47770
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/47769
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33148
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/499830/100/0/threaded
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021529
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-54/
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-53/
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-52/
http://secunia.com/advisories/32672
http://secunia.com/advisories/32648
http://secunia.com/advisories/32609




Arrow  Feedback :

If you have additional information or notice any errors regarding this security advisory, please use contact form or email us at info()securityreason()com.
Alert

libc:fts_*() Multiple Denial of Service

Security Risk Medium- 2009-10-02

The fts functions are provided for traversing UNIX file hierarchies...

Apache RSS Apache Alert

» Apache 1.3.41 mod_proxy
   Integer overflow (code
   execution)

» Apache Tomcat 6.0.20 and
   5.5.28 unexpected file
   deletion in work
   directory

» Apache Tomcat 6.0.20 and
   5.5.28 insecure partial
   deploy after failed
   undeploy

» Apache Tomcat 6.0.20 and
   5.5.28 unexpected file
   deletion and/or
   alteration

PHP RSS PHP Alert

» PHP 5.2.12/5.3.1 Multiple
   Vulnerabilities

» PHP 5.2.11 libgd multiple
   vulnerabilities

» PHP 5.2.11 tempnam()
   safe_mode bypass

» PHP 5.3.0 5.2.11
   posix_mkfifo()
   open_basedir bypass

Copyright © SecurityReason.com. All Rights Reserved.