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Winamp VP6 Content Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Buffer overflow
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
9.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
13 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host is installed with Winamp and is prone to heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is caused by an error in the VP6 codec (vp6.w5s) when parsing VP6 video content. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted media file or stream.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Winamp version before 5.59 Beta build 3033 (5.5.9.3033)
Solution
Solution
upgrade to Winamp 5.59 Beta build 3033 or later.