CVE-2011-2657

Novell Zenworks Software Packaging LaunchHelp.dll ActiveX Control LaunchProcess Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

6.8

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Directory traversal vulnerability in the LaunchProcess function in the LaunchHelp.HelpLauncher.1 ActiveX control in LaunchHelp.dll in AdminStudio in Novell ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM) 10.2, 10.3, and 11 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a pathname in the first argument.

Una vulnerabilidad de salto de directorio en la función LaunchProcess en el control ActiveX LaunchHelp.HelpLauncher.1 en LaunchHelp.dll en AdminStudio en Novell ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM) v10.2, v10.3, 11 y SP1 permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar comandos de su elección a través de una ruta en el primer argumento.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Novell Zenworks Software Packaging. 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 function LaunchProcess exposed via the LaunchHelp.dll ActiveX Control (ProgID LaunchHelp.HelpLauncher.1). The first argument to LaunchProcess is a path to a command to execute, but the argument is not sanitized and is subject to directory traversal. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary commands on the user's system.

*Credits: Andrea Micalizzi aka rgod

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2011-07-06 CVE Reserved
2011-11-07 CVE Published
2012-07-11 First Exploit
2024-09-16 CVE Updated
2024-09-17 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-318	X_refsource_misc

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19718	2012-07-11
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19718	2024-09-16

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7009570	2012-07-27

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Novell Search vendor "Novell"		Zenworks Configuration Management Search vendor "Novell" for product "Zenworks Configuration Management"				10.2 Search vendor "Novell" for product "Zenworks Configuration Management" and version "10.2"		-		Affected
Novell Search vendor "Novell"		Zenworks Configuration Management Search vendor "Novell" for product "Zenworks Configuration Management"				10.3 Search vendor "Novell" for product "Zenworks Configuration Management" and version "10.3"		-		Affected
Novell Search vendor "Novell"		Zenworks Configuration Management Search vendor "Novell" for product "Zenworks Configuration Management"				11 Search vendor "Novell" for product "Zenworks Configuration Management" and version "11"		sp1		Affected