ml_iPod Plugin for Winamp read_aa.cpp function buffer overflow
| winamp-readaa-bo (30866) |  High Risk |
Description:
ml_iPod Plugin for Winamp is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the readAA() function in the read_aa.cpp file. By creating a specially-crafted Audible.com (.aa) file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash, if the attacker could persuade the victim to open the malicious file.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5.2 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of the ml_iPod plugin (version 2.00p20 or later), available from the SourceForge.net CVS repository (version 2.00p20). See References.
References:
- Luigi Auriemma Advisory 12 Dec 2006: Buffer-overflow in ml_ipod 2.00p19.
- SourceForge.net: iPod Winamp support plugin.
- SourceForge.net Repository page: Log of /ml_ipod/read_aa.cpp.
- BID-21569: Winamp iPod Plugin Audio Book File Handling Remote Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-6547: Buffer overflow in the readAA function in read_aa.cpp in Winamp iPod Plugin (ml_ipod) 2.00 p19 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long tag in an audible.com audiobook (aa) file.
- OSVDB ID: 32266: Winamp iPod Plugin (ml_ipod) read_aa.cpp readAA() Function Overflow
- SA23354: ml_ipod "readAA()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-4986: iPod Plugin for Winamp readAA() Audible File Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- ml_iPod Plugin for Winamp ml_iPod Plugin for Winamp 2.00p19 and prior
Reported:
Dec 12, 2006
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