Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the Whale Client Components ActiveX control (WhlMgr.dll), as used in Microsoft Intelligent Application Gateway (IAG) before 3.7 SP2, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long arguments to the (1) CheckForUpdates or (2) UpdateComponents methods.
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.
Metasploit 1 module
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Microsoft Whale Intelligent Application Gateway ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow
exploit/windows/browser/mswhale_checkforupdates
Exploit-DB 1
- Microsoft Whale Intelligent Application Gateway - ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) EDB-16608 · remote · May 9, 2010 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- VU#789121 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2009-1061 vdb-entry
- 34725 third-party-advisory
- 34532 vdb-entry
- iag-activex-bo(49888) vdb-entry