Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Preview/ Set Segment function in Gretech GOMlab GOM Encoder 1.0.0.11 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long text field in a subtitle (.srt) 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
- Gretech GOM Encoder 1.0.0.11 - '.Subtitle' Buffer Overflow (PoC) EDB-8225 · dos · Mar 16, 2009 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 34120 vdb-entry
- 20090316 [Bkis-04-2009] GOM Encoder Heap-based Buffer Overflow mailing-list
- http://security.bkis.vn/?p=352
- gomencoder-srt-bo(49252) vdb-entry
- ADV-2009-0735 vdb-entry
- 8225 exploit
- 52677 vdb-entry
- 34314 third-party-advisory