Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Hummingbird.XWebHostCtrl.1 ActiveX control (hclxweb.dll) in Hummingbird Xweb ActiveX Control 13.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long PlainTextPassword property. NOTE: code execution might not be possible in 13.0.
Public exploits
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Exploit-DB 1
- Hummingbird 13.0 - ActiveX Remote Buffer Overflow (PoC) EDB-6761 · dos · Oct 16, 2008 · verified
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References
- 32319 third-party-advisory
- 4505 third-party-advisory
- hummingbird-xweb-activex-hclxweb-bo(45941) vdb-entry
- 31783 vdb-entry
- 6761 exploit