Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in VUPlayer 2.44 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in an M3U file, aka an "M3U UNC Name" attack.
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.
Metasploit 1 module
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VUPlayer M3U Buffer Overflow
exploit/windows/fileformat/vuplayer_m3u
Exploit-DB 3
- VUPlayer - '.m3u' Local Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) EDB-16617 · local · Nov 11, 2010 · verified
- VUPlayer 2.44 - '.m3u' UNC Name Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) EDB-2870 · remote · Nov 30, 2006 · verified
- VUPlayer 2.44 - '.m3u' UNC Name Buffer Overflow EDB-2872 · local · Nov 30, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 21363 vdb-entry
- 2872 exploit
- 23182 third-party-advisory
- 2870 exploit
- vuplayer-plsm3u-bo(30629) vdb-entry
- ADV-2006-4783 vdb-entry
- VU#311192 third-party-advisory