Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ConnectAsyncEx function in VNC Viewer ActiveX control (scvncctrl.dll) in the SmartCode VNC Manager 3.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument.
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
- SmartCode VNC Manager 3.6 - 'scvncctrl.dll' Denial of Service EDB-3873 · dos · May 8, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 23869 vdb-entry
- 34340 vdb-entry
- http://www.shinnai.altervista.org/moaxb/20070508/scvncctrl.txt
- smartcode-vnc-scvncctrl-bo(34149) vdb-entry
- 3873 exploit
- http://moaxb.blogspot.com/2007/05/moaxb-08-smartcode-vnc-manager-36.html
- ADV-2007-1704 vdb-entry
- 25203 third-party-advisory