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CVE-2012-2176 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the ActiveX control distributed as qp2.cab in IBM Lotus Quickr 8.2 (prior to 8.2.0.27-002a) for Domino. The vulnerability exists in the Attachment_Times and Import_Times methods, which do not properly validate the length of input arguments, allowing an attacker to overflow the stack by supplying an overly long argument.
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This repository contains a single Metasploit module (quickr_qp2_bof.rb) that exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2012-2176) in the IBM Lotus Quickr qp2 ActiveX control (qp2.dll 8.1.0.1800) when accessed via Internet Explorer (versions 6-9) on Windows XP, Vista, or 7. The exploit works by serving a malicious HTML page with embedded JavaScript that performs a heap spray and triggers the overflow via the Attachment_Times property of the ActiveX control. The module supports multiple targets and uses ROP chains to bypass ASLR where necessary. The payload is customizable and can execute arbitrary code in the context of the victim's browser. The main fingerprintable endpoints are the HTTP server hosting the malicious page and the specific ActiveX classid. The repository is operational and weaponized for use within the Metasploit framework.
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