Description
The LinkSBIcons method in the SuperBuddy ActiveX control (Sb.SuperBuddy.1) in America Online 9.0 Security Edition dereferences an arbitrary function pointer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a modified pointer value.
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
- AOL SuperBuddy - ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) EDB-3662 · remote · Apr 4, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 23224 vdb-entry
- VU#478225 third-party-advisory
- 24714 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2007-1184 vdb-entry
- 2513 third-party-advisory
- aol-superbuddy-activex-code-execution(33347) vdb-entry
- 34318 vdb-entry
- http://www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-07-03.html
- 20070330 TSRT-07-03: America Online SuperBuddy ActiveX Control Code Execution Vulnerability mailing-list