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SafeNet SoftRemote GROUPNAME Buffer Overflow

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SafeNet SoftRemote GROUPNAME Buffer Overflow

Disclosed
10/30/2009
Created
05/30/2018

Description

This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in SafeNet SoftRemote Security Policy Editor <= 10.8.5. When an attacker creates a specially formatted security policy with an overly long GROUPNAME argument, it is possible to execute arbitrary code.

Author(s)

  • MC <mc@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/safenet_softremote_groupname
msf exploit(safenet_softremote_groupname) > show targets
    ...targets...
msf exploit(safenet_softremote_groupname) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(safenet_softremote_groupname) > show options
    ...show and set options...
msf exploit(safenet_softremote_groupname) > exploit

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