IBM SolidDB solid.exe Handshake Request Username Field Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
ZDI-10-125: July 13th, 2010CVSS Score
Affected Vendors
Affected Products
TippingPoint™ IPS Customer Protection
TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID 9983. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS:Vulnerability Details
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of IBM solidDB. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the solid.exe process which listens by default on TCP port 1315. The code responsible for parsing the first handshake packet does not properly validate the length of the username field. By crafting an overly long value in the request an attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary code under the context of the SYSTEM user.
Vendor Response
IBM has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:Disclosure Timeline
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2010-06-30 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
2010-07-13 - Coordinated public release of advisory
Credit
This vulnerability was discovered by:-
AbdulAziz Hariri and Zein Fneish Insight Technologies
