NullSoft WinAmp up to 5.63 aacdec.w5s memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in NullSoft WinAmp up to 5.63. This affects an unknown part of the component aacdec.w5s. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-3889. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in NullSoft WinAmp up to 5.63 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component aacdec.w5s. 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 availability. CVE summarizes:

The in_mod plugin in Winamp before 5.63 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a .IT file.

The weakness was disclosed 06/20/2012 by Hossein Lotfi with Secunia as Winamp 5.63 Released as not defined changelog entry (Website). The advisory is shared for download at forums.winamp.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-3889 since 07/10/2012. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59756 (Winamp < 5.63 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

Upgrading to version 5.63 Build 3234 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (59756), SecurityFocus (BID 54131†), OSVDB (83098†) and Secunia (SA46624†). zdnet.com is providing further details. The entries VDB-5578, VDB-5614, VDB-5613 and VDB-5615 are pretty similar. 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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Physical: No
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Nessus ID: 59756
Nessus Name: Winamp < 5.63 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WinAmp 5.63 Build 3234

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nullsoft.com

Advisory: Winamp 5.63 Released
Researcher: Hossein Lotfi
Organization: Secunia
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-3889 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3889
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5612

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SecurityFocus: 54131 - Winamp AVI / IT File Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 46624 - Winamp AVI / IT File Processing Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 83098

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/25/2012 18:10
Updated: 03/25/2021 19:53
Changes: 06/25/2012 18:10 (65), 09/30/2016 11:16 (2), 03/25/2021 19:51 (8), 03/25/2021 19:53 (1)
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