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Kazaa Altnet Download Manager ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow

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Kazaa Altnet Download Manager ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow

Disclosed
10/03/2007
Created
05/30/2018

Description

This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in the Altnet Download Manager ActiveX Control (amd4.dll) bundled with Kazaa Media Desktop 3.2.7. By sending an overly long string to the "Install()" method, an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code.

Author(s)

  • MC <mc@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/kazaa_altnet_heap
msf exploit(kazaa_altnet_heap) > show targets
    ...targets...
msf exploit(kazaa_altnet_heap) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(kazaa_altnet_heap) > show options
    ...show and set options...
msf exploit(kazaa_altnet_heap) > exploit

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