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Advantech WebAccess dvs.ocx GetColor Buffer Overflow

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Advantech WebAccess dvs.ocx GetColor Buffer Overflow

Disclosed
07/17/2014
Created
05/30/2018

Description

This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in Advantec WebAccess. The vulnerability exists in the dvs.ocx ActiveX control, where a dangerous call to sprintf can be reached with user controlled data through the GetColor function. This module has been tested successfully on Windows XP SP3 with IE6 and Windows 7 SP1 with IE8 and IE 9.

Author(s)

  • Unknown
  • juan vazquez <juan.vazquez@metasploit.com>

Platform

Windows

Architectures

x86

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

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