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AOL 9.5 Phobos.Playlist Import() Stack-based Buffer Overflow

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Disclosed
Jan 20, 2010
Created
May 30, 2018

Description

This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow within Phobos.dll of AOL 9.5.
By setting an overly long value to 'Import()', an attacker can overrun a buffer
and execute arbitrary code.

NOTE: This ActiveX control is NOT marked safe for scripting or initialization.

Author

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