NullSoft WinAmp up to 5.12 Playlist File Name memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in NullSoft WinAmp up to 5.12. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Playlist File Name Handler. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2006-0476. In addition, an exploit is available. It is best to exchange the affected component with an alternative.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in NullSoft WinAmp up to 5.12 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Playlist File Name Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in Nullsoft Winamp 5.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a playlist (pls) file with a long file name (File1 field).

The weakness was presented 01/30/2006 by ATmaCA with atmacasoft.com (Website). The advisory is available at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-0476 since 01/31/2006. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After 9 hours, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20826 (Winamp < 5.13 Playlist Handling Multiple Overflows), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38526 (Nullsoft Winamp Malformed Playlist File Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at winamp.com. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be establishing an alternative product. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 15473. In this case the pattern |23|EXTM3U is used for detection. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4130.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24361), Exploit-DB (3422), Tenable (20826), SecurityFocus (BID 16410†) and OSVDB (22789†). See VDB-27868 for similar entry. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 20826
Nessus Name: Winamp < 5.13 Playlist Handling Multiple Overflows
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Saint ID: exploit_info/winamp_playlist_file
Saint Name: Winamp playlist file buffer overflow

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MetaSploit ID: winamp_playlist_unc.rb
MetaSploit Name: Winamp Playlist UNC Path Computer Name Overflow
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Recommended: Alternative
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Patch: winamp.com

Snort ID: 15473
Snort Message: WEB-CLIENT Nullsoft Winamp m3u file player name handling buffer overflow attempt
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Suricata ID: 100000228
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nullsoft.com

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Researcher: ATmaCA
Organization: atmacasoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-0476 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0476
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2018

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X-Force: 24361 - Winamp .m3u and .pls file name buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 16410 - Nullsoft Winamp Malformed Playlist File Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 18649 - Winamp Three Playlist Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, Extremely Critical
OSVDB: 22789 - Winamp Playlist Processing File Tag Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1015552 - Winamp Buffer Overflow in Processing Playlist Files Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 10238 - Winamp Buffer Overflow via pls File with Long Filename, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-0361

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

Created: 02/06/2006 10:30
Updated: 06/23/2025 02:06
Changes: 02/06/2006 10:30 (101), 12/01/2016 12:31 (12), 03/12/2021 13:06 (3), 06/16/2024 19:43 (16), 01/20/2025 03:11 (5), 06/23/2025 02:06 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:710:103

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