Process Explorer VersionInfo buffer overflow
| process-explorer-versioninfo-bo (21940) |  High Risk |
Description:
Process Explorer is vulnerable to a buffer overflow caused by a vulnerability when parsing the VersionInfo data of a running process. A local attacker could create a specially-crafted executable file with a long CompanyName value which, when the process is viewed by the victim, could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of the victim.
Platforms Affected:
- Sysinternals, Process Explorer 9.23.0.0
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Process Explorer (9.24 or later), available from the Process Explorer Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
References:
- BID-14616: Sysinternals Process Explorer CompanyName Value Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-2679: Buffer overflow in Sysinternals Process Explorer 9.23, and other versions before 9.25, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long CompanyName field in the VersionInfo information in a running process.
- SA16525: Process Explorer "CompanyName" Buffer Overflow
- SECTRACK ID: 1014742: Sysinternals Process Explorer Buffer Overflow in Processing CompanyName Values Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Reported:
Aug 19, 2005
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