Winamp minibrowser cross-site scripting using malicious MP3 file
| winamp-mp3-browser-xss (8753) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Winamp could allow a remote attacker to embed malicious HTML code in the album field of the ID3v2 tag in a MP3 file to launch the minibrowser in Winamp and open a malicious Web page.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
This issue has been fixed on the server side by Gracenote.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Apr 03 2002 - 05:23:17 CST: Winamp: Mp3 file can control the minibrowser.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Apr 03 2002 - 16:49:07 CST: Re: Winamp: Mp3 file can control the minibrowser.
- BID-4414: Nullsoft Winamp Script Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-0546: Cross-site scripting vulnerability in the mini-browser for Winamp 2.78 and 2.79 allows remote attackers to execute script via an ID3v1 or ID3v2 tag in an MP3 file.
Platforms Affected:
- Nullsoft Winamp 2.78c
- Nullsoft Winamp 2.79
Reported:
Apr 03, 2002
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