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Chromecast Factory Reset DoS

Disclosed
N/A
Created
May 30, 2018

Description

This module performs a factory reset on a Chromecast, causing a denial of service (DoS).
No user authentication is required.

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 auxiliary/admin/chromecast/chromecast_reset
msf auxiliary(chromecast_reset) > show actions
...actions...
msf auxiliary(chromecast_reset) > set ACTION < action-name >
msf auxiliary(chromecast_reset) > show options
...show and set options...
msf auxiliary(chromecast_reset) > run

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