module

WebKitGTK+ WebKitFaviconDatabase DoS

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Disclosed
Jun 3, 2018
Created
Jul 25, 2018

Description

This module exploits a vulnerability in WebKitFaviconDatabase when pageURL is unset.
If successful, it could lead to application crash, resulting in denial of service.

Authors

Dhiraj Mishra
Hardik Mehta
Zubin Devnani
Manuel Caballero

References

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/dos/http/webkitplus
    msf auxiliary(webkitplus) > show actions
        ...actions...
    msf auxiliary(webkitplus) > set ACTION < action-name >
    msf auxiliary(webkitplus) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf auxiliary(webkitplus) > run
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