OSVDB ID: 67694

Title: Maxthon Browser Path Subversion Arbitrary DLL Injection Code Execution

Info

Disclosure
Aug 29, 2010

Discovery
Aug 28, 2010

Dates

Exploit
Unknown

Solution
Unknown

Description

 Maxthon Browser is prone to a flaw in the way it loads dynamic-link libraries (e.g., dwmapi.dll). The program uses a fixed path to look for specific files or libraries. This path includes directories that may not be trusted or under user control. By placing a custom version of the file or library in the path, the program will load it before the legitimate version. This allows an attacker to inject custom code that will be run with the privilege of the program or user executing the program. This can be done by tricking a user into opening a htm, html or mhtml file from the local file system or a USB drive in some cases. This attack can be leveraged remotely in some cases by placing the malicious file or library on a network share or extracted archive downloaded from a remote source.

Classification

 Location: Local / Remote, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Other
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Workaround
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Uncoordinated Disclosure

Solution

Products

Maxthon International Limited

Maxthon Browser

 1.6.7.35
2.0.x
2.1.x
2.2.x
2.3.x
2.4.x
2.5.15.1000

References

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete


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