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activePDF WebGrabber ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow

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Disclosed
Aug 26, 2008
Created
May 30, 2018

Description

This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in activePDF WebGrabber 3.8. When
sending an overly long string to the GetStatus() method of APWebGrb.ocx (3.8.2.0)
an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code. This control is not marked safe
for scripting, so choose your attack vector accordingly.

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