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AtHocGov IWSAlerts ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow

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AtHocGov IWSAlerts ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow

Disclosed
02/15/2008
Created
05/30/2018

Description

This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in AtHocGov IWSAlerts. When sending an overly long string to the CompleteInstallation() method of AtHocGovTBr.dll (6.1.4.36) an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability was silently patched by the vendor.

Author(s)

  • MC <mc@metasploit.com>

Platform

Windows

Development

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':

msf > use exploit/windows/browser/athocgov_completeinstallation
msf exploit(athocgov_completeinstallation) > show targets
    ...targets...
msf exploit(athocgov_completeinstallation) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(athocgov_completeinstallation) > show options
    ...show and set options...
msf exploit(athocgov_completeinstallation) > exploit

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