Buffer overflow in Winamp - CVE-2014-3442
Published: May 23, 2014 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41630
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3442
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Nullsoft
Affected software:
Winamp
Winamp
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
Winamp 5.666 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) via a malformed .FLV file, related to f263.w5s.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-3442
Install update from vendor's website.