Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Symantec.FaxViewerControl.1 ActiveX control in WinFax\DCCFAXVW.DLL in Symantec WinFax Pro 10.03 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the AppendFax 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
- Symantec Fax Viewer Control 10 - 'DCCFAXVW.dll' Remote Buffer Overflow EDB-8562 · remote · Apr 29, 2009 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- MS10-008 vendor-advisory
- 34766 vdb-entry
- ADV-2009-1221 vdb-entry
- 34925 third-party-advisory
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_symantec_win_fuck_pro.html
- 1022147 vdb-entry
- 20090429 Re: Symantec Fax Viewer Control v10 (DCCFAXVW.DLL) remote buffer overflow exploit mailing-list
- 54137 vdb-entry
- 20090429 Symantec Fax Viewer Control v10 (DCCFAXVW.DLL) remote buffer overflow exploit mailing-list
- 20090430 Re: Symantec Fax Viewer Control v10 (DCCFAXVW.DLL) remote buffer overflow exploit mailing-list