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SHOUTcast DNAS/win32 1.9.4 File Request Format String Overflow

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SHOUTcast DNAS/win32 1.9.4 File Request Format String Overflow

Disclosed
12/23/2004
Created
05/30/2018

Description

This module exploits a format string vulnerability in the Nullsoft SHOUTcast server for Windows. The vulnerability is triggered by requesting a file path that contains format string specifiers. This vulnerability was discovered by Tomasz Trojanowski and Damian Put.

Author(s)

  • MC <mc@metasploit.com>
  • mandragore <mandragore@gmail.com>

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/http/shoutcast_format
msf exploit(shoutcast_format) > show targets
    ...targets...
msf exploit(shoutcast_format) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(shoutcast_format) > show options
    ...show and set options...
msf exploit(shoutcast_format) > exploit

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