module

AOL 9.5 Phobos.Playlist Import() Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Disclosed
Jan 20, 2010
Created
May 30, 2018

Description

This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow within Phobos.dll of AOL 9.5.
By setting an overly long value to 'Import()', an attacker can overrun a buffer
and execute arbitrary code.

NOTE: This ActiveX control is NOT marked safe for scripting or initialization.

Author

Platform

Windows

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/fileformat/aol_phobos_bof
msf exploit(aol_phobos_bof) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(aol_phobos_bof) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(aol_phobos_bof) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(aol_phobos_bof) > exploit

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