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HTTPDX tolog() Function Format String Vulnerability

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Disclosed
Nov 17, 2009
Created
May 30, 2018

Description

This module exploits a format string vulnerability in HTTPDX HTTP server.
By sending a specially crafted HTTP request containing format specifiers, an
attacker can corrupt memory and execute arbitrary code.

By default logging is off for HTTP, but enabled for the 'moderator' user
via FTP.

Author

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