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A vulnerability was found in NullSoft WinAmp up to 2.60 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been classified as very critical. This affects some unknown processing. 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 buffer overflows in Winamp 5.541 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a large Common Chunk (COMM) header value in an AIFF file and (2) a large invalid value in an MP3 file.
The weakness was shared 01/23/2009 by securfrog (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0263 since 01/23/2009. 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 are unknown but a public exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/04/2021).
A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35788 (Winamp < 5.55 AIFF File Handling Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6731.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47911) and Tenable (35788). The entry 3905 is related to this item.
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- 2.0
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- 2.5
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- 2.60
License
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- end of life
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 35788
Nessus Name: Winamp < 5.55 AIFF File Handling Overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 900197
OpenVAS Name: Winamp AIFF File Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: nullsoft.comAdvisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: securfrog
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2009-0263 (🔍)
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X-Force: 47911
Vulnerability Center: 20564 - Nullsoft Winamp 5.541 and Earlier Remote DoS and Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 33226 - Winamp MP3 and AIFF File Parsing Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 33478 - Winamp AIFF Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
Vupen: ADV-2009-0113
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 16:11Updated: 08/04/2021 08:54
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (68), 04/21/2019 20:43 (16), 08/04/2021 08:51 (2), 08/04/2021 08:54 (1)
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