Advisory Details

April 8th, 2014

SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor C1Chart3D8 Array Indexing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-14-065
ZDI-CAN-1978

CVE ID
CVSS SCORE 5.1, AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS SolarWinds
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Server and Application Monitor
VULNERABILITY DETAILS


This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor. 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 C1Chart3D8 ActiveX control. The issue lies in the usage of the LoadURL method to load an OC3 file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current user.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS SolarWinds has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://www.solarwinds.com/documentation/Orion/docs/ReleaseNotes/releaseNotes.htm
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2013-10-27 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2014-04-08 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Andrea Micalizzi aka rgod
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