-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ZDI-12-134 : IBM Lotus Quickr QP2 ActiveX _Times Remote Code Execution Vulnerability http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-12-134 August 3, 2012
- -- CVE ID: CVE-2012-2176 - -- CVSS: 7.5, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - -- Affected Vendors: IBM - -- Affected Products: IBM Lotus Quickr - -- Vulnerability Details: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of IBM Lotus Quickr. 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 the QP2.cab ActiveX control. When passing a long string argument to the Attachment_Times or Import_Times parameters during the control's instantiation it is possible to overflow a stack buffer causing memory corruption. This can be leveraged by an attacker to execute code under the context of the user running the browser. - -- Vendor Response: IBM has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21596191 - -- Disclosure Timeline: 2011-11-29 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2012-08-03 - Coordinated public release of advisory - -- Credit: This vulnerability was discovered by: * Gaurav Baruah of eSecForte Technologies Pvt. Ltd - -- 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. TippingPoint does not re-sell the vulnerability details or any exploit code. 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 wsBVAwUBUBwsSVVtgMGTo1scAQL/egf/QwYro6VmqvYm9h0AX3jOHnbmH4zo5dC1 ld+ILONNZW7IFGo7j/Gsp2IeNEJcbZeNcuPTjhAIbm3ky4kQJsRzXJp6d6B0BHRD eHgHbSqTpLmvX0F3J0xQMC2jDaPnvHUVJ+ExTQVQMKnOTPwtvn4kWoDwoQypoQRz 5/32ZZkGwzat23/QOY0gj6+maalukgvmb+2pXsMxLJIKRCP2qyvWoJQh7D0IJ+Og CXHfOam5T1SqavZgCFEBEGZc093MgIc2jZviRApZezUW29ckwpoktCGqzTQi+qbq jTW43jsp77Fwj2ZeG6xBVYwRa3t2nxR5MPWT6j0H+Co4vVei/a3Nqg== =IGE9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
