Microsoft Watchr Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

A denial-of-service vulnerability has been identified in Microsoft Watchr version 1.1.0.0. This vulnerability allows local attackers to crash the application by sending an excessively long string to the search feature. By pasting a buffer of 8145 characters into the search bar and initiating a search, the application is triggered to crash.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability leads to a crash of the application, causing a denial-of-service condition.

Reproduction

To reproduce this vulnerability, paste a buffer of 8145 characters into the search bar of Microsoft Watchr version 1.1.0.0. After pasting the text, initiate a search, which will cause the application to crash.