9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2008-0379
"Crystal Reports Enterprise Tree ActiveX Control Arbitrary Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerability"
Description

Race condition in the Enterprise Tree ActiveX control (EnterpriseControls.dll 11.5.0.313) in Crystal Reports XI Release 2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the SelectedSession method, which triggers a buffer overflow.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 22, 2008, 8 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 2, 2024, 5:06 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-0379 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Businessobjects crystal_reports_xi
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-0379.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27333 Broken Link Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019239 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39743 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4931 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-0379 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-0379 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27333 Exploit http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27333 Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019239 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019239 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39743 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39743 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4931 No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4931 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-119
    Added CWE NIST CWE-362
    Added CWE NIST CWE-120
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:businessobjects:crystal_reports_xi:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:activex:enterprise_tree_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:businessobjects:crystal_reports_xi:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/4931 [Exploit]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4931 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/39743 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39743 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 23, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-0379 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-0379 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-92: Forced Integer Overflow Forced Integer Overflow CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-26: Leveraging Race Conditions Leveraging Race Conditions CAPEC-29: Leveraging Time-of-Check and Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) Race Conditions Leveraging Time-of-Check and Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) Race Conditions
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.64 }} -0.04%

score

0.87863

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
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