Advisory Details

March 22nd, 2013

Novell ZENWorks AdminStudio ISProxy ActiveX Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2013-1079
CVSS SCORE	7.5, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	Novell
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	ZENworks Admin Studio
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION	Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['12489']. 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 Admin Studio. 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 ISProxy.dll ActiveX object. The ISCreateObject() method suffers from a directory vulnerability and it is also possible to break the search path through a null char. By combining the Initialize() and ISCreateObject() methods, an attacker can force the underlying operating system to load arbitrary dlls bypassing normal security restriction. This vulnerability allows an attacker to execute code under the context of the process.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Novell has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7011811
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2011-11-29 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2013-03-22 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Andrea Micalizzi aka rgod

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