Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the RDP protocol password decoder in Cain & Abel 4.9.23 and 4.9.24, and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an RDP file containing a long string.
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.
Metasploit 1 module
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Cain and Abel RDP Buffer Overflow
exploit/windows/fileformat/cain_abel_4918_rdp
Exploit-DB 4
- Cain & Abel 4.9.24 - RDP Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) EDB-16659 · local · Nov 24, 2010 · verified
- Cain & Abel 4.9.23 - '.rdp' Local Buffer Overflow EDB-7329 · local · Dec 3, 2008 · verified
- Cain & Abel 4.9.23 - '.rdp' Buffer Overflow (PoC) EDB-7297 · dos · Nov 30, 2008 · verified
- Cain & Abel 4.9.24 - '.rdp' Local Stack Overflow EDB-7309 · local · Nov 30, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 7309 exploit
- 32794 third-party-advisory
- 32543 vdb-entry
- cainabel-rdp-bo(46940) vdb-entry
- 50342 vdb-entry
- ADV-2008-3286 vdb-entry
- http://oxid.netsons.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2750
- 4703 third-party-advisory
- 7297 exploit