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Microsoft RRAS InterfaceAdjustVLSPointers NULL Dereference

Disclosed
Jun 14, 2006
Created
May 30, 2018

Description

This module triggers a NULL dereference in svchost.exe on
all current versions of Windows that run the RRAS service. This
service is only accessible without authentication on Windows XP
SP1 (using the SRVSVC pipe).

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/windows/smb/rras_vls_null_deref
msf auxiliary(rras_vls_null_deref) > show actions
...actions...
msf auxiliary(rras_vls_null_deref) > set ACTION < action-name >
msf auxiliary(rras_vls_null_deref) > show options
...show and set options...
msf auxiliary(rras_vls_null_deref) > run

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