Advisory Details

June 4th, 2014

Samsung iPOLiS Device Manager XNSSDKDEVICE.XnsSdkDeviceCtrlForIpInstaller.1 Multiple Methods Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-14-172
ZDI-CAN-2320

CVE ID CVE-2014-3911
CVSS SCORE 7.5, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS Samsung
AFFECTED PRODUCTS iPOLiS Device Manager
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['13988']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS


This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Samsung iPOLiS Device Manager. 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 XNSSDKDEVICE.XnsSdkDeviceCtrlForIpInstaller.1 ActiveX control. By providing a malicious value to any of a number of vulnerable methods, an attacker can execute arbitrary code in the context of the browser.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Samsung has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://www.samsungsecurity.com/support/online_tool.asp
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2014-05-06 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2014-06-04 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Ariele Caltabiano (kimiya) and Andrea Micalizzi (rgod)
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