Exploit:HTML/IESlice.BK
Summary
Exploit:HTML/IESlice.BK exploits a vulnerability in an ActiveX control used by Xunlei Thunder 5.7.4.401.
Malicious or compromised websites use the exploit to download and execute arbitrary code.
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Technical Details
Exploit:HTML/IESlice.BK is a script that exploits a heap-based buffer overflow in the PPlayer.XPPlayer.1 ActiveX control used by the pplayer.dll_1_work DLL of Xunlei Thunder 5.7.4.401.
Sucessful exploitation allows the attacker to download and execute arbitrary code on the victim's computer.
Exploitation is done via a malicious webpage containing the detected script.
This vulnerability is under review as CVE-2007-6144.
Exploit:HTML/IESlice.BK will attempt to download a file from the following URL and execute it:
- https://9gg.biz/real.exe
The URL was inactive during investigations.
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