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CVE-2008-3008 is a stack-based buffer overflow in the WMEncProfileManager ActiveX control implemented in wmex.dll and installed by Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9 Series. The flaw is triggered by supplying an overly long first argument to the GetDetailsString method. Because the vulnerable component is exposed as an ActiveX control, a remote attacker can deliver a specially crafted web page that instantiates the control and passes malicious input to the method, resulting in memory corruption on the stack and potential arbitrary code execution. Microsoft refers to this issue as the "Windows Media Encoder Buffer Overrun Vulnerability."
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This repository contains a single Metasploit module (ms08_053_mediaencoder.rb) that exploits a stack buffer overflow vulnerability in the Windows Media Encoder 9 (wmex.dll) ActiveX control (CVE-2008-3008). The exploit is delivered via a malicious HTML page served by the Metasploit framework's HTTP server. When a vulnerable client (Windows XP SP2/SP3 with IE 6.0 and the vulnerable ActiveX control) visits the page, JavaScript code triggers the buffer overflow by passing an overly long string to the GetDetailsString() method of the ActiveX object, resulting in arbitrary code execution. The module allows the attacker to deliver a customizable Metasploit payload (such as a reverse shell) to the victim. The main attack vector is through the browser, specifically Internet Explorer, and the exploit targets the wmex.dll ActiveX control identified by CLSID A8D3AD02-7508-4004-B2E9-AD33F087F43C. The repository is structured as a typical Metasploit exploit module, written in Ruby, and leverages embedded JavaScript and HTML to deliver the payload.
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