Description
Microsoft Windows XP allows local users to prevent the system from booting via a corrupt explorer.exe.manifest file.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Microsoft Windows XP - '.Manifest' Denial of Service EDB-21240 · dos · Jan 21, 2002 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- winxp-manifest-xml-dos(8000) vdb-entry
- 1003308 vdb-entry
- http://www.supernature-forum.de/vbb/printthread.php?threadid=6458
- 3942 vdb-entry