Winamp in_mp3.dll buffer overflow
| winamp-inmp3-bo (39778) |  High Risk |
Description:
Winamp is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by in_mp3.dll during the parsing of metadata. By sending an overly long artist or name tag, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges or cause the application to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7.5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5.5 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Winamp (5.52 or later), available from the Winamp Web site. See References.
References:
- Secunia Research 18/01/2008: Winamp Ultravox Streaming Metadata Parsing Buffer Overflows.
- Winamp Web site: Winamp.
- BID-27344: Winamp Ultravox Streaming Metadata Multiple Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-0065: Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in in_mp3.dll in Winamp 5.21, 5.5, and 5.51 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) artist or (2) name tag in Ultravox streaming metadata, related to construction of stream titles.
- SA27865: Winamp Ultravox Streaming Metadata Parsing Buffer Overflows
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-0183: Winamp Ultravox Streaming Metadata Parsing Buffer Overflow Issues
Platforms Affected:
- Nullsoft Winamp 5.21
- Nullsoft Winamp 5.5
- Nullsoft Winamp 5.51
Reported:
Jan 18, 2008
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