Xenorate versions up to and including 2.50, a Windows-based multimedia player, is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow when processing .xpl playlist files. The application fails to properly validate the length of input data, allowing an attacker to craft a malicious .xpl file that overwrites the Structured Exception Handler (SEH) and enables arbitrary code execution. Exploitation requires local interaction, typically by convincing a user to open the crafted file.
A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/xenorate_xpl_bof.rb | exploit |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10371 | exploit |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10373 | exploit |
| https://www.fortiguard.com/encyclopedia/ips/18035 | third party advisory |
| http://www.xenorate.com/ | product |
| https://web.archive.org/web/20100507021109/http://www.xenorate.com/ | vendor advisory patch |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xenorate-xpl-file-stack-based-buffer-overflow | third party advisory |