ID

VAR-201208-0745

TITLE

SAP Business Objects Financial Consolidation 'CtAppReg.dll' Remote code execution vulnerability

DESCRIPTION

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of SAP Business Objects Financial Consolidation. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.The specific flaw exists within CtAppReg.dll. In the Check function, there is a vulnerability in the handling of the username parameter. If an overly long string is used as the username, it can overwrite heap memory. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of the process. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial-of-service condition. The specific flaw exists within CtAppReg.dll. - -- Vendor Response: SAP has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1685003 - -- Disclosure Timeline: 2011-11-04 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2012-08-17 - Coordinated public release of advisory - -- Credit: This vulnerability was discovered by: * Anonymous - -- About the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI): Established by TippingPoint, The Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) represents a best-of-breed model for rewarding security researchers for responsibly disclosing discovered vulnerabilities. Researchers interested in getting paid for their security research through the ZDI can find more information and sign-up at: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com The ZDI is unique in how the acquired vulnerability information is used. Instead, upon notifying the affected product vendor, TippingPoint provides its customers with zero day protection through its intrusion prevention technology. Explicit details regarding the specifics of the vulnerability are not exposed to any parties until an official vendor patch is publicly available. Furthermore, with the altruistic aim of helping to secure a broader user base, TippingPoint provides this vulnerability information confidentially to security vendors (including competitors) who have a vulnerability protection or mitigation product. Our vulnerability disclosure policy is available online at: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/disclosure_policy/ Follow the ZDI on Twitter: http://twitter.com/thezdi -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP Desktop 10.2.0 (Build 1950) Charset: utf-8 wsBVAwUBUC5kOlVtgMGTo1scAQJ1pQf/WgR/nzewWw16MtyPQWAaQQOccX2gDu0U HRlD42kLXc0ErH2rTjDMxEDAyCRg6axZ4/WAGYG+e/EqA+4E8myueAz1pQU3kcqX o3zcWfoN6Tv48K5Guhh8BUwkS6zB+MQflcR9EObHqSPlfpLFzhuBw4UE1eF3kU8q SobaxmDVVzxIwsCn8sP/KhSqOL0Ce5bJXWpD78O/zupBc/VfIQzdKIWGEnysXGCA LjQkAd0/5/2Qa38f+d9VYgyORGehqXFiBznU+oskpKt8/OxifJJj/W6t1u79OOjC XPdLd8rHYOqxArNhv3+RgZx6bIiC1yQUjIFsvYzQ1WDzrbFETMoC8w== =4HKl -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The new Secunia CSI 6.0 is now available in beta! Seamless integration with your existing security solutions Sign-up to become a Beta tester: http://secunia.com/csi6beta ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: SAP BusinessObjects Financial Consolidation CtAppReg.dll Buffer Overflow SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA50306 VERIFY ADVISORY: Secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/50306/ Customer Area (Credentials Required) https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=50306 RELEASE DATE: 2012-08-21 DISCUSS ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/50306/#comments AVAILABLE ON SITE AND IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Last Update * Popularity * Comments * Criticality Level * Impact * Where * Solution Status * Operating System / Software * CVE Reference(s) http://secunia.com/advisories/50306/ ONLY AVAILABLE IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Authentication Level * Report Reliability * Secunia PoC * Secunia Analysis * Systems Affected * Approve Distribution * Remediation Status * Secunia CVSS Score * CVSS https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=50306 ONLY AVAILABLE WITH SECUNIA CSI AND SECUNIA PSI: * AUTOMATED SCANNING http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/ http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/corporate/wsus_sccm_3rd_third_party_patching/ DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability has been reported in SAP BusinessObjects Financial Consolidation, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to an error in CtAppReg.dll and can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow by passing an overly long username to the "Check" function. Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code. SOLUTION: Apply solution described in SAP note 1685003. Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/ PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: An anonymous person via ZDI. 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remote

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Unknown

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Anonymous

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2022-05-17T22:29:06.652000+00:00

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