Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the PPMedia Class ActiveX control in PPMPlayer.dll in PPMate 2.3.1.93 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the StartUrl 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
- PPMate PPMedia Class - ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow (PoC) EDB-6090 · dos · Jul 17, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 30246 vdb-entry
- 6090 exploit
- ADV-2008-2118 vdb-entry
- ppmedia-class-activex-bo(43831) vdb-entry
- 4019 third-party-advisory
- 30952 third-party-advisory