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ShixxNOTE 6.net Font Field Overflow

Disclosed
Oct 4, 2004
Created
May 30, 2018

Description

This module exploits a buffer overflow in ShixxNOTE 6.net.
The vulnerability is caused due to boundary errors in the
handling of font fields.

Platform

Windows

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

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