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A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the RunCmd method of the Altiris eXpress NS Console Utilities ActiveX control (AeXNSConsoleUtilities.dll) used in the web console of Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9.x, Altiris Notification Server 6.0.x, and Management Platform 7.0.x. The vulnerability is triggered by passing an excessively long string as the second argument to the RunCmd method, leading to memory corruption and potential arbitrary code execution.
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This repository contains a single Metasploit exploit module targeting a stack buffer overflow vulnerability in the Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution's ActiveX control (AeXNSConsoleUtilities.dll, version 6.0.0.1426). The exploit is delivered via a malicious HTML page served by the Metasploit framework, which uses JavaScript to perform a heap spray and trigger the overflow by calling the RunCmd() method of the vulnerable ActiveX object with an overly long string. The exploit is operational and allows for arbitrary code execution on Windows XP and Vista systems running Internet Explorer 6 or 7, provided the vulnerable ActiveX control is installed. The payload is customizable and delivered via JavaScript, leveraging Metasploit's payload generation capabilities. The main fingerprintable endpoints are the vulnerable DLL, the ActiveX ProgID, and the HTTP URI path used to serve the exploit. The repository is structured as a single Ruby file compatible with the Metasploit framework.
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