Winamp Playlist Buffer Overflow

Systems Affected

Microsoft Windows systems with Winamp 5.13 or earlier

Overview

America Online has released Winamp 5.2 to correct a buffer overflow vulnerability. Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user.

I. Description

Winamp is a media player that is commonly used to play MP3 files. Winamp 5.2 resolves a buffer overflow vulnerability in how playlist files are handled. Details are available in the following Vulnerability Note:

VU#604745 - Winamp fails to properly handle playlists with long computer names

Winamp contains a buffer overflow vulnerability when processing a playlist that specifies a long computer name. This may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.

II. Impact

By convincing a user to open a specially crafted playlist file, a remote unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user. Winamp may open a playlist file without any user interaction as the result of viewing a web page or other HTML document.

III. Solution

Upgrade

Appendix A. References

• US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#604745 - <http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/604745>
• CVE-2006-0476 - <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0476>
• National Vulnerability Database (CVE-2006-0476) - <http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2006-0476>
• WINAMP.COM | Player | Version History - <http://www.winamp.com/player/version_history.php>
• WINAMP.COM | Player - <http://www.winamp.com/player>

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Revision History

February 1, 2006: Initial release
February 23, 2006: Changed Winamp version to 5.2