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CVE-2005-1009 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in BakBone NetVault versions 6.x and 7.x. The first vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted computer name and length, resulting in a heap-based buffer overflow. The second vulnerability allows local users to execute arbitrary code by providing an overly long Name entry in the configure.cfg file, which also leads to a buffer overflow condition.
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This repository contains a single Metasploit module (Ruby file) that exploits a heap overflow vulnerability (CVE-2005-1009) in the BakBone NetVault Process Manager service. The exploit targets Windows 2000 SP4 English and Windows XP SP0/SP1 English systems running the vulnerable service on TCP port 20031. The module includes both a check method (to detect the presence and version of the NetVault service) and an exploit method that crafts and sends a specially crafted packet to trigger the heap overflow and execute arbitrary code (Metasploit payload) on the target. The payload is customizable and can be any standard Metasploit payload (e.g., reverse shell, meterpreter). The exploit is operational and requires network access to the target service. No hardcoded IP addresses or domain names are present, but the default port (20031) is fingerprintable. The code is a direct port of a previously published exploit (netvault.c by nolimit and BuzzDee).
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