AOL Nullsoft Winamp Ultravox Lyrics3 tags buffer overflow
| winamp-lyrics3-bo (29807) |  High Risk |
Description:
AOL Nullsoft Winamp is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in the Ultravox protocol handler when processing a malformed Lyrics3 tag. 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.
Platforms Affected:
- Nullsoft, Winamp 2.666-5.3
- Nullsoft, Winamp 5.24
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Winamp (5.31 or later), available from the Winamp Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- iDefense Labs PUBLIC ADVISORY: 10.25.06, AOL Nullsoft Winamp Ultravox Lyrics3 v2.00 tags Heap Overflow Vulnerability at http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=432.
- Winamp Web site, WINAMP.COM | Player at http://www.winamp.com/player/index.php.
- 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
Reported:
Oct 25, 2006
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