12022 : Winamp Client .pls File Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date Exploit Publish Date
2000-01-04 2000-01-04

Description

A buffer overflow exists in Winamp. Winamp fails to check bounds on the length of playlist entries resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted file, a local attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Public

Solution

An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

NullSoft
Watch-list
WinAmp
Watch-list
2.10

References

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.2
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

Access_vector_0 Access_complexity_2 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_2 Integrity_impact_2 Availability_impact_2

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