AI analysis
OriginLab OriginPro is vulnerable to an out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) while parsing OGG files: user-supplied data is not properly validated, allowing a write past the end of an allocated data structure. Exploitation requires user interaction, meaning the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file containing a crafted OGG file. A successful attack allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process, i.e., with the privileges of the user running OriginPro. Any user of OriginLab OriginPro who opens untrusted OGG files is affected; the flaw was reported via Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative (ZDI-CAN-29333, advisory ZDI-26-549). No public proof-of-concept, in-the-wild exploitation, or KEV listing is known, and EPSS estimates only a 0.2% chance of exploitation within 30 days.
What to do: Check OriginLab's advisory associated with ZDI-26-549 and apply the vendor's fixed OriginPro service release as soon as it is identified, since the disclosure does not state affected or fixed version numbers. Until patched, avoid opening OGG files from untrusted sources and scrutinize email attachments and downloads that may contain them. Because the CVSS vector (AV:L/UI:R) requires local user action, user awareness is an effective interim mitigation.
Estimated exposure
moderate≈ tens of thousands of licensed desktop seats (order of magnitude 10,000-100,000) — OriginPro is commercial, per-seat scientific graphing software installed on individual analyst workstations in academic and industrial research labs rather than on servers or internet-exposed systems, so the exposed population is limited…
Order-of-magnitude estimate by the model from install counts, market share and public scan data it knows; verify before quoting.
Description
OriginLab OriginPro OGG File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of OriginLab OriginPro. 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 parsing of OGG files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated data structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-29333.