PT-2008-5940 · Hummingbird · Hummingbird Xweb Activex Control

Thomas Pollet · Published 2008-10-23 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2008-4729

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Hummingbird Xweb ActiveX Control versions 13.0 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a stack-based buffer overflow in the Hummingbird.XWebHostCtrl.1 ActiveX control, specifically in the hclxweb.dll file. This occurs when a long PlainTextPassword property is provided, potentially allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. It is noted that code execution might not be possible in version 13.0.

Recommendations For Hummingbird Xweb ActiveX Control versions 13.0 and earlier, consider disabling the PlainTextPassword property as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to the hclxweb.dll file to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-4729

Affected Products

Hummingbird Xweb Activex Control

References · 6

• 🔥 http://secunia.com/advisories/32319 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/6761 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4729 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45941 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4505 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/31783 · Note