NullSoft WinAmp 5.07 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in NullSoft WinAmp 5.07. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2004-1396. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in NullSoft WinAmp 5.07 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input 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 5.07 and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or CPU consumption) via (1) an mp4 or m4a playlist file that contains invalid tag data or (2) an invalid .nsv or .nsa file.

The weakness was presented 12/31/2004 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-1396. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. 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 15952 (Winamp < 5.0.7 Multiple File Handling DoS), 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 38384 (Nullsoft Winamp Tag Processing Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18467), Tenable (15952), SecurityFocus (BID 11909†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6587†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 15952
Nessus Name: Winamp < 5.0.7 Multiple File Handling DoS
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12/13/2004 🔍
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12/20/2004 +6 days 🔍
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Vendor: nullsoft.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-1396 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1396
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22693
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X-Force: 18467
SecurityFocus: 11909 - Nullsoft Winamp Tag Processing Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 6587 - DoS in NullSoft Winamp via Malformed Files, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2015 13:28
Updated: 07/06/2025 18:46
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:28 (60), 11/08/2016 10:47 (2), 06/30/2021 16:22 (4), 06/30/2021 16:29 (1), 11/21/2024 13:03 (15), 07/06/2025 18:46 (2)
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