Description
The WAV file property handler in Windows XP SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop in Explorer) via a WAV file with an invalid file header whose fmt chunk length is set to 0xFFFFFFFF.
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 - '.WAV' File Handler Denial of Service EDB-24699 · dos · Oct 22, 2004 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://www.hexview.com/docs/20041021-1.txt
- windowsxp-explorer-wav-dos(17864) vdb-entry
- 20041021 [HV-LOW] Unsafe WAV header handling can cause DoS on Windows mailing-list
- 11503 vdb-entry
- 1011880 vdb-entry
- 11053 vdb-entry