Hyleos ChemView ActiveX Control Stack Buffer Overflow
Description
This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow within version 1.9.5.1 of Hyleos ChemView (HyleosChemView.ocx). By calling the 'SaveAsMolFile' or 'ReadMolFile' methods with an overly long first argument, an attacker can overrun a buffer and execute arbitrary code.
Author(s)
- Paul Craig <paul.craig@security-assessment.com>
- Dz_attacker <dz_attacker@hotmail.fr>
- jduck <jduck@metasploit.com>
Platform
Windows
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/hyleos_chemviewx_activex
msf exploit(hyleos_chemviewx_activex) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(hyleos_chemviewx_activex) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(hyleos_chemviewx_activex) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(hyleos_chemviewx_activex) > exploit
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