NullSoft WinAmp 3.0 B4S File Cyrillic Character denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in NullSoft WinAmp 3.0. This affects an unknown function of the component B4S File Handler. This manipulation as part of Cyrillic Character causes denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2003-1273. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in NullSoft WinAmp 3.0 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component B4S File Handler. The manipulation as part of a Cyrillic Character leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Winamp 3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a .b4s file with a playlist name that contains some non-English characters, e.g. Cyrillic characters.

The weakness was published 12/31/2003 by D4rkGr3y (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-1273 since 11/16/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11530 (Winamp < 3.0b Multiple File Handling DoS), 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10982), Tenable (11530) and SecurityFocus (BID 6517†). Similar entries are available at VDB-21204 and VDB-21206. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Multimedia Player Software

Vendor

NullSoft

Name

WinAmp

Version

License

free

Support

end of life

Website

Vendor: http://www.nullsoft.com/

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 11530
Nessus Name: Winamp < 3.0b Multiple File Handling DoS
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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04/14/2003 +100 days 🔍
12/31/2003 +261 days 🔍
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11/16/2005 +686 days 🔍
08/28/2014 +3207 days 🔍
06/16/2018 +1388 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nullsoft.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: D4rkGr3y
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-1273 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1273
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21205
X-Force: 10982 - Winamp .b4s file malformed playlist name denial of service
SecurityFocus: 6517 - NullSoft Winamp B4S File Cyrillic Playlist Field Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/28/2014 17:32
Updated: 06/16/2018 10:07
Changes: 08/28/2014 17:32 (64), 06/16/2018 10:07 (1)
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