Winamp < 5.34 Malformed 'PLS' File Handling DoS

low Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 3974

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.

Description

The remote host is running Winamp, a multimedia software application. This version of Winamp is vulnerable to a content-parsing flaw. Specifically, when handling malformed PLS files, Winamp can be crashed. An attacker exploiting this flaw would need to be able to convince a local user to open a malicious file with Winamp. Successful exploitation would result in the application crashing.

Solution

Upgrade to version 5.34 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 3974

Family: Generic

Published: 4/24/2007

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.9

Temporal Score: 2.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.1

Temporal Score: 3.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:U/RC:X

Reference Information

BID: 23627, 23568

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