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TFM MMPlayer (m3u/ppl File) Buffer Overflow

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Disclosed
Mar 23, 2012
Created
May 30, 2018

Description

This module exploits a buffer overflow in MMPlayer 2.2
The vulnerability is triggered when opening a malformed M3U/PPL file
that contains an overly long string, which results in overwriting a
SEH record, thus allowing arbitrary code execution under the context
of the user.

Authors

RjRjh Hack3r
bcoles [email protected]

Platform

Windows

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 exploit/windows/fileformat/tfm_mmplayer_m3u_ppl_bof
    msf exploit(tfm_mmplayer_m3u_ppl_bof) > show targets
        ...targets...
    msf exploit(tfm_mmplayer_m3u_ppl_bof) > set TARGET < target-id >
    msf exploit(tfm_mmplayer_m3u_ppl_bof) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf exploit(tfm_mmplayer_m3u_ppl_bof) > exploit
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