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VUPlayer 2.44 and earlier are vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow when processing M3U playlist files containing an excessively long string, specifically in the UNC name field. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to trigger a buffer overflow by enticing a user to open a maliciously crafted M3U file, leading to potential arbitrary code execution.
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This repository contains a single Metasploit module (modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/vuplayer_m3u.rb) that exploits a stack buffer overflow vulnerability in VUPlayer versions 2.49 and earlier (CVE-2006-6251). The exploit works by generating a specially crafted .m3u playlist file (default name: msf.m3u) that, when opened by the vulnerable VUPlayer application on Windows, triggers a buffer overflow and allows execution of arbitrary code. The module allows the attacker to specify a payload (up to 750 bytes, avoiding null bytes), which is encoded and placed at the correct offset in the file. The exploit is operational and can be used to execute any Metasploit-compatible payload, such as a reverse shell or meterpreter session, with the privileges of the user running VUPlayer. The attack vector is local, requiring user interaction to open the malicious file. The repository is structured as a typical Metasploit exploit module written in Ruby, with all logic contained in a single file.
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