Description
Buffer overflow in the IEToolbar.IEContextMenu.1 ActiveX control in LinkedInIEToolbar.dll in the LinkedIn Toolbar 3.0.2.1098 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long second argument (varBrowser argument) to the search method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
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
- LinkedIn Toolbar 3.0.2.1098 - Remote Buffer Overflow EDB-4217 · remote · Jul 24, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://www.vdalabs.com/tools/linkedin.html
- 37696 vdb-entry
- linkedin-ietoolbar-search-bo(35578) vdb-entry
- 26181 third-party-advisory
- 25032 vdb-entry
- 4217 exploit
- ADV-2007-2620 vdb-entry