PlotSoft PDFill Multiple DLL Loading Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	48194
Class:	Design Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jun 09 2011 12:00AM
Updated:	Jun 09 2011 12:00AM
Credit:	Jose Hernandez and the Solutionary Engineering Research Team (SERT)
Vulnerable:	PlotSoft PDFill 8.0
Not Vulnerable:

PlotSoft PDFill Multiple DLL Loading Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

PDFill is prone to an arbitrary-code-execution vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running the vulnerable application.

PDFill 8.0 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

PlotSoft PDFill Multiple DLL Loading Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Attackers must trick a user into opening a file on a remote WebDAV or SMB share to exploit this issue.

A general exploit technique has been documented by TheLeader and H.D. Moore for the Metasploit Project; please see the references for more information.

PlotSoft PDFill Multiple DLL Loading Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

PlotSoft PDFill Multiple DLL Loading Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

References:

• Application DLL Load Hijacking (HD Moore)
  
• Exploiting DLL Hijacking Flaws (hdm)
  
• Microsoft Security Advisory 2269637 Released (Microsoft)
  
• More information about the DLL Preloading remote attack vector (Microsoft)
  
• PDFill Homepage (PlotSoft)
  
• PDFill Insecure Library Loading (Jose Hernandez and the Solutionary Engineering Research Team (SERT))
  
• Microsoft Security Advisory (2269637) (Microsoft)