Multiple vulnerabilities in Nullsoft Winamp

Published: 2012-07-11 | Updated: 2020-08-11

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2012-3889 CVE-2012-3890
CWE-ID	CWE-119
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Winamp Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software
Vendor	Nullsoft

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU43897

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-3889

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Winamp: 0.20a - 5.581

CPE2.3

External links

https://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?t=345684
https://secunia.com/advisories/46624
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54131
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14748

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU43898