AOL Nullsoft Winamp ultravox-max-msg header buffer overflow
| winamp-ultravox-bo (29804) |  High Risk |
Description:
AOL Nullsoft Winamp is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in the Ultravox protocol handler when processing a malformed ultravox-max-msg header. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web page and clicking on a specially-crafted 'shout:' or 'uvox:' URI, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5.6 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 4.1 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Winamp (5.31 or later), available from the Winamp Web site. See References.
References:
- iDefense Labs PUBLIC ADVISORY: 10.25.06: AOL Nullsoft Winamp Ultravox 'ultravox-max-msg' Header Heap Overflow Vulnerability.
- Winamp Web site: WINAMP.COM | Player.
- BID-20744: Nullsoft Winamp Ultravox Multiple Remote Heap Overflow Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-5567: Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in AOL Nullsoft WinAmp before 5.31 allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) ultravox-max-msg header to the Ultravox protocol handler or (2) unspecified Lyrics3 tags.
- SA22580: Winamp Lyrics3 and Ultravox Processing Buffer Overflows
- SECTRACK ID: 1017119: Winamp Buffer Overflow in Processing the `ultravox-max-msg` Header Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- SECTRACK ID: 1017120: Winamp Buffer Overflow in Parsing Ultravox Lyrics3 Tags Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#449092: AOL Nullsoft Winamp Lyrics3 heap buffer overflow
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-4196: AOL Winamp Lyrics3 and Ultravox Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Nullsoft Winamp 2.666-5.3
- Nullsoft Winamp 5.24
Reported:
Oct 25, 2006
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