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CommuniCrypt Mail 1.16 SMTP ActiveX Stack Buffer Overflow

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Disclosed
May 19, 2010
Created
May 30, 2018

Description

This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in the ANSMTP.dll/AOSMTP.dll
ActiveX Control provided by CommuniCrypt Mail 1.16. By sending an overly
long string to the "AddAttachments()" method, an attacker may be able to
execute arbitrary code.

Authors

Lincoln
dookie

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