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Nullsoft Winamp IN_CDDA.dll Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Vulnerability Scan


Vulnerability Scan Summary
Acertains the version of WinAMP

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test

The remote host is using WinAMP5, a popular media player
which handles many files format (mp3, wavs and more...)

This version has a buffer overflow which may allow a possible hacker
to execute arbitrary code on this host, with the rights of the user
running WinAMP.

To perform an attack, the attack would have to send a malformed
playlist (.m3u) to the user of this host who would then have to
load it by double clicking on it.

Solution : Uninstall this software or upgrade to version 5.07.
Threat Level: High

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