Secunia Research: Trend Micro HouseCall ActiveX Control Arbitrary Code Execution
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Secunia Research 22/12/2008
- Trend Micro HouseCall ActiveX Control Arbitrary Code Execution -
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Table of Contents
Affected Software....................................................1
Severity.............................................................2
Vendor's Description of Software.....................................3
Description of Vulnerability.........................................4
Solution.............................................................5
Time Table...........................................................6
Credits..............................................................7
References...........................................................8
About Secunia........................................................9
Verification........................................................10
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1) Affected Software
* Trend Micro HouseCall ActiveX Control 6.51.0.1028 and 6.6.0.1278
NOTE: Other versions may also be affected.
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2) Severity
Rating: Highly critical
Impact: System comprimse
Where: Remote
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3) Vendor's Description of Software
"Trend Micro? HouseCall is an application for checking whether your
computer has been infected by viruses, spyware, or other malware.
HouseCall performs additional security checks to identify and fix
vulnerabilities to prevent reinfection."
Product Link:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
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4) Description of Vulnerability
Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in Trend Micro
HouseCall, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a
user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an implementation error within the
HouseCall ActiveX control (Housecall_ActiveX.dll). This can be
exploited to e.g. download and load an arbitrary library file by
specifying a custom update server.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
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5) Solution
Remove the ActiveX control and install version 6.6.0.1285.
http://prerelease.trendmicro-europe.com/hc66/launch/
HouseCall Server Edition:
Apply hotfix B1285.
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6) Time Table
18/08/2008 - Vendor notified.
19/08/2008 - Vendor response.
02/09/2008 - Vendor acknowledges vulnerability.
03/09/2008 - Vendor asks if version 6.6 is also affected.
03/09/2008 - Vendor informed that version 6.6 is not available.
09/09/2008 - Vendor informs that version 6.6 site is now accessible.
18/09/2008 - Vendor informed that version 6.6 is not affected by the
current exploit, but will be checked in-depth later.
23/09/2008 - Vendor informed that version 6.6 is also vulnerable
when using a slightly modified exploit.
27/09/2008 - Vendor provides status update.
13/11/2008 - Status update requested.
13/11/2008 - Vendor provides status update.
14/11/2008 - Vendor provides hotfix for testing.
14/11/2008 - Informed the vendor that the supplied hotfix does not
address the vulnerability properly.
18/11/2008 - Vendor requests updated exploit.
19/11/2008 - Updated exploit sent to the vendor.
22/12/2008 - Status update requested.
22/12/2008 - Vendor informs that hotfix for SA31583 also fixes this
vulnerability.
22/12/2008 - Public disclosure.
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7) Credits
Discovered by Alin Rad Pop, Secunia Research.
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8) References
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned
CVE-2008-2434 for the vulnerability.
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10) Verification
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