Advisory Details

November 7th, 2011

Novell Zenworks Software Packaging LaunchHelp.dll ActiveX Control LaunchProcess Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2011-2657
CVSS SCORE	7.5, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	Novell
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Zenworks
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION	Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['11811']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Novell Zenworks Software Packaging. 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 function LaunchProcess exposed via the LaunchHelp.dll ActiveX Control (ProgID LaunchHelp.HelpLauncher.1). The first argument to LaunchProcess is a path to a command to execute, but the argument is not sanitized and is subject to directory traversal. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary commands on the user's system.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Novell has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7009570&sliceId=1
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2011-07-20 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2011-11-07 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Andrea Micalizzi aka rgod

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