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CVE-2008-1472 is a stack-based buffer overflow in the ListCtrl ActiveX Control (ListCtrl.ocx) used by multiple CA products, including BrightStor ARCserve Backup R11.5, Desktop Management Suite r11.1 through r11.2, and Unicenter products r11.1 through r11.2. The flaw is triggered by supplying an overly long argument to the AddColumn method exposed by the ActiveX control. Improper bounds handling of this method allows attacker-controlled input to overflow a stack buffer, which can corrupt process memory and alter control flow. Because the vulnerable component is an ActiveX control, exploitation can be delivered remotely in a browser context where the control is installed and accessible.
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This repository contains a single Metasploit module targeting a stack-based buffer overflow in the AddColumn() method of the ListCtrl.ocx ActiveX control, part of CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup. The exploit is delivered via a malicious HTML page served by the Metasploit framework's HTTP server. When a vulnerable version of Internet Explorer (6.0 or 7.0) on Windows XP SP2/SP3 loads the page, JavaScript triggers the buffer overflow, allowing arbitrary code execution. The module is operational, providing a customizable payload (shellcode) that is encoded and delivered to the victim. The main fingerprintable endpoint is the CLSID of the vulnerable ActiveX control. The repository is structured as a single Ruby file, following standard Metasploit module conventions.
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