Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Win32AddConnection function in modules/access/smb.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.9, when running on Microsoft Windows, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long smb URI in a playlist 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.
Metasploit 1 module
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VideoLAN Client (VLC) Win32 smb:// URI Buffer Overflow
exploit/windows/fileformat/vlc_smb_uri
Exploit-DB 2
- VideoLAN VLC Client (Windows x86) - 'smb://' URI Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) EDB-16678 · local · Sep 20, 2010 · verified
- VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.9.9 - 'smb://' URI Stack Buffer Overflow (PoC) EDB-9029 · dos · Jun 29, 2009 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- ADV-2009-1714 vdb-entry
- 9029 exploit
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e60a9038b13b5eb805a76755efc5c6d5e080180f
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14800 vdb-entry signature
- 35558 third-party-advisory
- 35500 vdb-entry