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Symantec BackupExec Calendar Control Buffer Overflow

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Disclosed
Feb 28, 2008
Created
May 30, 2018

Description

This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in Symantec BackupExec Calendar Control.
By sending an overly long string to the "_DOWText0" property located
in the pvcalendar.ocx control, an attacker may be able to execute
arbitrary code.

Author

Elazar Broad [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_backupexec_pvcalendar
    msf exploit(symantec_backupexec_pvcalendar) > show targets
        ...targets...
    msf exploit(symantec_backupexec_pvcalendar) > set TARGET < target-id >
    msf exploit(symantec_backupexec_pvcalendar) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf exploit(symantec_backupexec_pvcalendar) > exploit
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