22975 : Winamp m3u/pls .wma Parsing Overflow
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Timeline

Vendor Informed Date	Disclosure Date
2005-10-12	2006-02-01

Description

A remote overflow exists in WinAmp. The application fails to perform proper bounds checking resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted '*.m3u' and/or '*.pls' file and an ending filename having the '*.wma' extension, a remote attacker can cause arbitrary code execution or the application to crash resulting in a loss of integrity and/or availability.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity, Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Rumored
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 5.13 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

NullSoft

WinAmp

5.094

References

Security Tracker: 1015565 1015621
Bugtraq ID: 16462
CVE ID: 2005-3188 (see also: NVD)
ISS X-Force ID: 24417
Related OSVDB ID: 30142
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2006-0613
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-01/1000.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-02/0348.html
Vendor URL: http://winamp.com/player/
Other Advisory URL: http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=378

Tools & Filters

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Credit

b0f - iDefense Labs VCP

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.6
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-02-07 | Disagree?

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