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RKD Software BarCodeAx.dll v4.9 ActiveX Remote Stack Buffer Overflow

Disclosed
Jun 22, 2007
Created
May 30, 2018

Description

This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in RKD Software Barcode Application
ActiveX Control 'BarCodeAx.dll'. By sending an overly long string to the BeginPrint
method of BarCodeAx.dll v4.9, an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code.

Platform

Windows

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/barcode_ax49
msf exploit(barcode_ax49) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(barcode_ax49) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(barcode_ax49) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(barcode_ax49) > exploit

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