Sysinternals Process Explorer CompanyName Value Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:14616

Info

Sysinternals Process Explorer CompanyName Value Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 14616
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2005-2679
Remote: Yes
Local: Yes
Published: Aug 20 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 05:06PM
Credit: ATmaCA <[email protected]> is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Sysinternals Process Explorer 9.23
Not Vulnerable: Sysinternals Process Explorer 9.25

Discussion

Sysinternals Process Explorer CompanyName Value Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Process Explorer is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure in the application to perform proper bounds checking on user-supplied data.

A successful attack can result in the overflowing of a finite sized buffer and may ultimately lead to the execution of arbitrary code in the context of the affected application.

Exploit / POC

Sysinternals Process Explorer CompanyName Value Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] &lt;mailto:[email protected]&gt;.

A proof of concept exploit is available at the following location:
http://www.atmacasoft.com/procexp_exp.exe

Solution / Fix

Sysinternals Process Explorer CompanyName Value Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has addressed this issue in Process Explorer 9.25.


Sysinternals Process Explorer 9.23

References

Sysinternals Process Explorer CompanyName Value Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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