module

VLC AMV Dangling Pointer Vulnerability

Disclosed
03/23/2011
Created
05/30/2018

Description

This module exploits VLC media player when handling a .AMV file. By flipping
the 0x41st byte in the file format (video width/height), VLC crashes due to an
invalid pointer, which allows remote attackers to gain arbitrary code execution.
The vulnerable packages include: VLC 1.1.4, VLC 1.1.5, VLC 1.1.6, VLC 1.1.7. Also,
please note that IE 8 targets require Java support in order to run properly.

Author

sinn3r

Platform

Windows

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 exploit/windows/browser/vlc_amv
    msf /(v) > show actions
        ...actions...
    msf /(v) > set ACTION < action-name >
    msf /(v) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf /(v) > run
  
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