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KingView Log File Parsing Buffer Overflow

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KingView Log File Parsing Buffer Overflow

Disclosed
11/20/2012
Created
05/30/2018

Description

This module exploits a vulnerability found in KingView <= 6.55. It exists in the KingMess.exe application when handling log files, due to the insecure usage of sprintf. This module uses a malformed .kvl file which must be opened by the victim via the KingMess.exe application, through the 'Browse Log Files' option. The module has been tested successfully on KingView 6.52 and KingView 6.53 Free Trial over Windows XP SP3.

Author(s)

  • Lucas Apa
  • Carlos Mario Penagos Hollman
  • juan vazquez <juan.vazquez@metasploit.com>

Platform

Windows

Development

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

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