Zero Day Initiative Advisory 12-134 - 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.
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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
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