CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-1177

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in Winamp 3.0 when displaying an MP3 in the Media Library window allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an MP3 file containing a long (1) Artist or (2) Album ID3v2 tag.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code remotely, posing a serious threat to system security and user data.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Winamp to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to restrict opening MP3 files from untrusted sources.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Multiple buffer overflows in Winamp 3.0, when displaying an MP3 in the Media Library window, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an MP3 file containing a long (1) Artist or (2) Album ID3v2 tag.

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