Description
Buffer overflow in MMClient.exe in Indiatimes Messenger 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long group name argument to the RenameGroup function in the MMClient.MunduMessenger.1 ActiveX object.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Indiatimes Messenger 6.0 - Remote Buffer Overflow EDB-26216 · dos · Aug 31, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- indiatimes-messenger-groupname-bo(22110) vdb-entry
- 1014842 vdb-entry
- 14705 vdb-entry
- 20050831 Indiatimes Messenger 6.0 Buffer Overflow (Remote) mailing-list
- 16633 third-party-advisory