This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the web interface of Dup Scout Enterprise versions <= 10.0.18, caused by improper bounds checking of the request path in HTTP GET requests sent to the built-in web server which can be leveraged to execute arbitrary code in the context of NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. This module supports x86 versions of Dup Scout Enterprise and x86 Windows operating systems only and has been tested successfully on Windows 7 SP1 (x86) and Windows XP SP0 (x86).
Windows
x86
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