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Wireshark wiretap/mpeg.c Stack Buffer Overflow

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Wireshark wiretap/mpeg.c Stack Buffer Overflow

Disclosed
03/20/2014
Created
05/30/2018

Description

This module triggers a stack buffer overflow in Wireshark <= 1.8.12/1.10.5 by generating a malicious file.

Author(s)

  • Wesley Neelen
  • j0sm1

Platform

Windows

Development

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':

msf > use exploit/windows/fileformat/wireshark_mpeg_overflow
msf exploit(wireshark_mpeg_overflow) > show targets
    ...targets...
msf exploit(wireshark_mpeg_overflow) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(wireshark_mpeg_overflow) > show options
    ...show and set options...
msf exploit(wireshark_mpeg_overflow) > exploit

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