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HTML Help Workshop 4.74 (hhp Project File) Buffer Overflow

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Disclosed
Feb 6, 2006
Created
May 30, 2018

Description

This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in HTML Help Workshop 4.74
By creating a specially crafted hhp file, an attacker may be able
to execute arbitrary code.

Authors

bratax
jduck [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/hhw_hhp_compiledfile_bof
    msf exploit(hhw_hhp_compiledfile_bof) > show targets
        ...targets...
    msf exploit(hhw_hhp_compiledfile_bof) > set TARGET < target-id >
    msf exploit(hhw_hhp_compiledfile_bof) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf exploit(hhw_hhp_compiledfile_bof) > exploit
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