Winamp Nullsoft Winamp 5.51 in_mp3.dll memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Winamp Nullsoft Winamp 5.51 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been classified as very critical. This affects some unknown processing in the library in_mp3.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 01/18/2008. The weakness was released 01/22/2008 by Carsten Eiram with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is shared at winamp.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-0065 since 01/03/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/03/2019).

A public exploit has been developed in Ruby. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 29998 (Winamp < 5.52 Ultravox Streaming Metadata in_mp3.dll Multiple Tag Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5981.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39778) and Tenable (29998).

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 29998
Nessus Name: Winamp < 5.52 Ultravox Streaming Metadata in_mp3.dll Multiple Tag Overflow
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Saint ID: exploit_info/winamp_ultravox_artist
Saint Name: Winamp Ultravox streaming metadata artist tag buffer overflow

MetaSploit ID: winamp_ultravox.rb
MetaSploit Name: Winamp Ultravox Streaming Metadata (in_mp3.dll) Buffer Overflow
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: winamp.com
Researcher: Carsten Eiram
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-0065 (🔍)
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X-Force: 39778
Vulnerability Center: 17387 - Nullsoft WinAmp Ultravox Streaming Metadata Stack-Based Buffer-Overflow, High
SecurityFocus: 27344 - Winamp Ultravox Streaming Metadata Multiple Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 27865
OSVDB: 41707 - Winamp - Ultravox Streaming Metadata Multiple Stack Buffer Overflow Issues
Vupen: ADV-2008-0183

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/03/2019 17:39
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (83), 08/03/2019 17:39 (8)
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