module

Symantec AppStream LaunchObj ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Download and Execute

Disclosed	Created
Jan 15, 2009	May 30, 2018

Disclosed

Jan 15, 2009

Created

May 30, 2018

Description

This module exploits a vulnerability in Symantec AppStream Client 5.x. The vulnerability
is in the LaunchObj ActiveX control (launcher.dll 5.1.0.82) containing the "installAppMgr()"
method. The insecure method can be exploited to download and execute arbitrary files in the
context of the currently logged-on user.

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

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