Description
Buffer overflow in the Dart Communications PowerTCP ZIP Compression ActiveX control in DartZip.dll 1.8.5.3, when Internet Explorer 6 is used, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the QuickZip function, a related issue to CVE-2007-2855.
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 2
- Dart Communications PowerTCP - ZIP Compression Remote Buffer Overflow EDB-3984 · remote · May 25, 2007 · verified
- Dart Communications PowerTCP - Service Control Remote Buffer Overflow EDB-3982 · remote · May 24, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20070525 IE 6 / Dart Communications PowerTCP ZIP Compression Control (DartZip.dll 1.8.5.3) remote buffer overflow mailing-list
- 38111 vdb-entry
- 24163 vdb-entry
- powertcp-service-activex-bo(34494) vdb-entry
- 20070524 Dart Communications PowerTCP Service Control (DartService.dll 3.1.3.3) remote buffer overflow mailing-list
- powertcp-compression-bo(34520) vdb-entry
- 24142 vdb-entry
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/ie_DartZip_bof.html