# StyleWriter 4 1.0 - Denial of Service Vulnerability (PoC) ## Vulnerability Overview * **Vulnerability Title**: StyleWriter 4 1.0 - Denial of Service (PoC) * **EDB-ID**: 45250 * **Author**: Gionathan Reale * **Publication Date**: 2018-08-23 * **Vulnerability Type**: Denial of Service (DoS) * **Affected Platform**: Windows x86 6 ## Impact Scope * **Affected Application**: StyleWriter 4 * **Affected Version**: 1.0 * **Test Environment**: Windows 7 32-bit ## Remediation * No specific remediation steps or patch links are provided on the page. ## POC Code ```python # Exploit Title: StyleWriter 4 1.0 - Denial of Service (PoC) # Author: Gionathan "John" Reale # Discovery Date: 2018-08-23 # Homepage: http://www.editorsoftware.com # Software Link: http://www.editorsoftware.com/StyleWriter_Download.php # Tested Version: 1.0 # Tested on OS: Windows 7 32-bit # Steps to Reproduce: Run the python exploit script, it will create a new # file with the name "exploit.txt". Just copy the text inside "exploit.txt" # and start the program. In the new window click "Tools" ->"Add Pattern...". # Now in the new window paste the content of # "exploit.txt" into the following fields: "Pattern to Find" & "Advice Message". # Click "Add" and you will see a crash. print "File cannot be created" ```