Winamp playlist buffer overflow
| winamp-playlist-bo (3885) |  High Risk |
Description:
Nullsoft Winamp is a Windows-based music player. If a local user has an entry in the playlist that is longer than 580 bytes, the buffer will overflow and the user can execute arbitrary code.
Platforms Affected:
- Nullsoft, Winamp 2.10
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Jan 09 2000 - 04:21:31 CST, Buffer overflow with WinAmp 2.10 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-01/0113.html.
- NTBugTraq Mailing List, Tue 4 Jan 2000 16:14:59 -0000, Winamp buffer overflow advisory at http://www.ntbugtraq.com/default.asp?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind0001&L=ntbugtraq&F=&S=&P=946.
- BID-16410: Nullsoft Winamp Malformed Playlist File Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- BID-925: Winamp Playlist Vulnerability
- CVE-2000-0049: Buffer overflow in Winamp client allows remote attackers to execute commands via a long entry in a .pls file.
- OSVDB ID: 12022: Winamp Client .pls File Overflow
Reported:
Jan 04, 2000
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