NullSoft WinAmp up to 5.112 DNS Cache code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in NullSoft WinAmp. This affects an unknown part of the component DNS Cache. This manipulation causes code injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2008-3441. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in NullSoft WinAmp (Multimedia Player Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component DNS Cache. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Nullsoft Winamp before 5.24 does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update, as demonstrated by evilgrade and DNS cache poisoning.

The weakness was disclosed 08/01/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at infobyte.com.ar. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-3441 since 08/01/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 5.08 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityTracker (ID 1020582†). The entries VDB-43508, VDB-43506, VDB-43505 and VDB-43504 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WinAmp 5.08

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07/31/2008 🔍
08/01/2008 +1 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2419 days 🔍
04/21/2019 +1496 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nullsoft.com

Advisory: infobyte.com.ar
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-3441 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3441
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43507

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SecurityTracker: 1020582

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 04/21/2019 20:42
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (50), 04/21/2019 20:42 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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