Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ADM4 ActiveX control in adm4.dll in Altnet Download Manager 4.0.0.6, as used in (1) Kazaa 3.2.7 and (2) Grokster, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the Install method. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely 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.
Metasploit 1 module
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Kazaa Altnet Download Manager ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow
exploit/windows/browser/kazaa_altnet_heap
Exploit-DB 1
- Kazaa Altnet Download Manager - ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) EDB-16496 · 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
- altnet-download-activex-bo(36929) vdb-entry
- 25903 vdb-entry
- ADV-2007-3336 vdb-entry
- 26972 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2007-3335 vdb-entry
- 37785 vdb-entry
- 38435 vdb-entry
- 26970 third-party-advisory