CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
Percentile
98.2%
Winamp contains a buffer overflow vulnerability when processing a playlist that has a long file
parameter. This may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.
Winamp
Winamp is a media player for Microsoft Windows systems. It can play various types of media files, such as MP3s. Winamp was created by Nullsoft, which has been acquired by America Online.
Playlist
A Playlist (.``PLS
or .M3U
) file is a text file that contains links to other media files to play. Winamp supports the use of playlist files.
The problem
Winamp contains a buffer overflow when it processes a playlist that has a large File
parameter.
Note: Exploit code for this vulnerability is publicly available.
A remote unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code by convincing a user to open a specially crafted playlist. This can be achieved by creating a specially crafted web page or other HTML document that may launch Winamp without any user interaction.
Install an update
This vulnerability has been addressed by Winamp 5.2.
Disable Winamp playlist file association
Disable the file association for Winamp playlist files to help prevent windows applications from using Winamp to open playlists. This can be accomplished by deleting the following registry key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Winamp.Playlist
Configure your web browser
Because a web browser can be used as an attack vector for this vulnerability, configure your web browser to prompt before opening Winamp playlist files. This can help prevent automated exploitation as the result of viewing a web page.
Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer will open Winamp playlist files without prompting the user. It is possible to modify this behavior so that Internet Explorer will prompt the user before opening Winamp playlist files. To make this change, modify the following registry value:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Winamp.Playlist\EditFlags
Set the value to: REG_BINARY 00 00 00 00
Mozilla Firefox
The default configuration of Mozilla Firefox appears to prompt before opening Winamp playlist files. However, if the user has chosen to have playlist files open without prompting, this behavior can be reset by following the instructions in the document Securing Your Web Browser. This document provides instructions for how to configure Mozilla Firefox to save various file types to disk, rather than opening them with the associated application.
Do not open Winamp playlist files
Do not open Winamp playlist files (.PLS
or .M3U
) from untrusted sources.
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Updated: January 31, 2006
Affected
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
Please upgrade to Winamp 5.13 or later.
If you have feedback, comments, or additional information about this vulnerability, please send us [email](<mailto:[email protected]?Subject=VU%23604745 Feedback>).
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This vulnerability was publicly disclosed by ATmaCA.
This document was written by Will Dormann.
CVE IDs: | CVE-2006-0476 |
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Severity Metric: | 58.91 Date Public: |
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