Winamp .mp4 and .m4a files denial of service
| winamp-mp4-m4a-dos (18466) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Winamp is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. A remote attacker could create a malicious .mp4 or .m4a file, which would cause Winamp to crash, once the file is opened. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending the malicious file to a victim as an email attachment or hosting it on a Web page.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Dec 13 2004 - 13:13:03 CST: Winamp 5.07 (latest version) Remote Crash + other stupid shizle.
- BID-11909: Nullsoft Winamp Tag Processing Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1396: Winamp 5.07 and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or CPU consumption) via (1) an mp4 or m4a playlist file that contains invalid tag data or (2) an invalid .nsv or .nsa file.
- SECTRACK ID: 1012525: Winamp Can Be Crashed With a Malformed MP4 File
- US-CERT VU#372968: WinAmp contains a flaw in metadata handling in .mpa and .mp4 files
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
- Nullsoft Winamp 5.07
Reported:
Dec 14, 2004
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