Buffer overflow in Winamp - CVE-2012-3889
Published: July 11, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43897
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Nullsoft
Affected software:
Winamp
Winamp
Detailed vulnerability 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-3889
Install update from vendor's website.