module

GOM Player ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow

Disclosed	Created
Oct 27, 2007	May 30, 2018

Disclosed

Oct 27, 2007

Created

May 30, 2018

Description

This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in GOM Player 2.1.6.3499.
By sending an overly long string to the "OpenUrl()" method located
in the GomWeb3.dll Control, an attacker may be able to execute
arbitrary code.

Author

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

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