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CVE-2012-0198 is a stack-based buffer overflow in the RunAndUploadFile method of the Isig.isigCtl.1 ActiveX control in IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager Express for Software Distribution 4.1.1. An attacker can trigger the flaw through vectors related to an Asset Information file, resulting in arbitrary code execution.
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This repository contains a single Metasploit module targeting a buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2012-0198) in the Isig.isigCtl.1 ActiveX control (clsid:84B74E82-3475-420E-9949-773B4FB91771) installed with IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager Express for Software Distribution 4.1.1. The exploit is delivered via a malicious HTML page served by the Metasploit framework. When a victim visits the page using Internet Explorer 6, 7, or 8 on Windows XP SP3, JavaScript heap spraying is used to prepare memory, and the vulnerable RunAndUploadFile method is called with a specially crafted 'fields' parameter, triggering a stack-based buffer overflow. The exploit allows execution of arbitrary code (Metasploit payloads) on the victim's machine. The module is operational and customizable, leveraging Metasploit's payload system. The only fingerprintable endpoint is the HTTP URL used in the exploit and the specific ActiveX classid. The repository is a typical Metasploit exploit module, written in Ruby, with embedded JavaScript for the heap spray and exploit delivery.
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