CVE-2003-1272 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Winamp 3.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a .b4s file containing (1) a long playlist name or (2) a long path in a file: argument to the Playstring parameter.

Published: 2005-11-16

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 2.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-1262	Multiple buffer overflows in Winamp 3.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a .b4s file containing (1) a long playlist name or (2) a long path in a file: argument to the Playstring parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02501.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-01/0025.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10980.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6515
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6516
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10981

History

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Subscriptions

Nullsoft Winamp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-11-16T07:37:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:19:46.063Z

Reserved: 2005-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-1272

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2003-1272

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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