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ERS Viewer 2013 ERS File Handling Buffer Overflow

Disclosed
05/23/2013
Created
05/30/2018

Description

This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability found in ERS Viewer 2013. The vulnerability exists in the module ermapper_u.dll, where the function rf_report_error handles user provided data in an insecure way. It results in arbitrary code execution under the context of the user viewing a specially crafted .ers file. This module has been tested successfully with ERS Viewer 2013 (versions 13.0.0.1151) on Windows XP SP3 and Windows 7 SP1.

Author(s)

  • James Fitts
  • juan vazquez <juan.vazquez@metasploit.com>

Platform

Windows

Development

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':

msf > use exploit/windows/fileformat/erdas_er_viewer_rf_report_error
msf exploit(erdas_er_viewer_rf_report_error) > show targets
    ...targets...
msf exploit(erdas_er_viewer_rf_report_error) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(erdas_er_viewer_rf_report_error) > show options
    ...show and set options...
msf exploit(erdas_er_viewer_rf_report_error) > exploit

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