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Aladdin Knowledge System Ltd ChooseFilePath Buffer Overflow

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Disclosed
Apr 1, 2012
Created
May 30, 2018

Description

This module exploits a vulnerability found in Aladdin Knowledge System's
ActiveX component. By supplying a long string of data to the ChooseFilePath()
function, a buffer overflow occurs, which may result in remote code execution
under the context of the user.

Authors

shinnai
b33f
sinn3r [email protected]
juan vazquez [email protected]

Platform

Windows

References

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