Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Nullsoft Winamp 5.12 and 5.13 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .m3u file that causes an incorrect strncpy function call when the player pauses or stops the file.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Winamp 5.12 - '.m3u' Local Stack Buffer Overflow EDB-26245 · local · Jun 17, 2013 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20060223 NSFOCUS SA2006-01 : Winamp m3u File Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability mailing-list
- 476 third-party-advisory
- winamp-m3u-wma-bo(24740) vdb-entry
- http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=238648
- http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0601.htm
- 16785 vdb-entry
- 1015675 vdb-entry