NullSoft WinAmp 5.33 Sound libsndfile.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in NullSoft WinAmp 5.33. This vulnerability affects unknown code in the library libsndfile.dll of the component Sound. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-1921. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NullSoft WinAmp 5.33 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code in the library libsndfile.dll of the component Sound. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

LIBSNDFILE.DLL, as used by AOL Nullsoft Winamp 5.33 and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .MAT (MATLAB sound) file that contains a value that is used as an offset, which triggers memory corruption.

The weakness was released 04/06/2007 by Piotr Bania (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-1921 since 04/10/2007. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/14/2021).

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25770 (Winamp < 5.34 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33481), Tenable (25770), SecurityFocus (BID 23351†), OSVDB (34432†) and Secunia (SA24766†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3003, VDB-36062 and VDB-85348. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 25770
Nessus Name: Winamp < 5.34 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nullsoft.com

Advisory: vupen.com
Researcher: Piotr Bania
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-1921 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1921
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36061
X-Force: 33481
SecurityFocus: 23351 - Winamp LibSNDFile.DLL Component Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 24766 - Winamp libsndfile.dll MAT File Handling NULL Byte Overwrite, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 34432 - Winamp LIBSNDFILE.DLL .MAT File Handling NULL Byte Overwrite
SecurityTracker: 1017886 - Winamp MATLAB/ScreamTracker/Impulse Tracker File Memory Corruption Errors Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 15735 - Nullsoft Winamp Vulnerability Allows Remote Attacker to Execute Arbitrary Code, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-1286

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 07/14/2021 09:15
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (61), 04/21/2019 20:42 (16), 07/14/2021 09:15 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:CEB:103

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