Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the Animation GIF ActiveX control in JComSoft AniGIF.ocx 1.12 and 2.47, as used in products such as SpeedBit Download Accelerator Plus (DAP) 8.6, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (1) ReadGIF or (2) ReadGIF2 method.
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
- Download Accelerator Plus DAP 8.6 - 'AniGIF.ocx' Buffer Overflow (PoC) EDB-6216 · dos · Aug 10, 2008 · verified
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References
- 6216 exploit
- 4159 third-party-advisory
- 30621 vdb-entry
- jcomsoft-anigif-readgif-readgif2-bo(44412) vdb-entry