CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0547

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in the mini-browser for Winamp 2.79 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in the title field of an ID3v2 tag.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to remotely crash the application or execute malicious code, posing a serious security threat to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Winamp to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for unauthorized activities.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in the mini-browser for Winamp 2.79 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in the title field of an ID3v2 tag.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS