CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-2310

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A buffer overflow vulnerability in Winamp before version 5.094 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an MP3 file with a long ID3v2 tag such as ARTIST or TITLE.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely take control of the user's system, leading to data theft, malware installation, or further propagation of the attack within the network.

Recommendation

Immediately update Winamp to version 5.094 or later, which includes a fix for this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in Winamp 5.03a, 5.09 and 5.091, and other versions before 5.094, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an MP3 file with a long ID3v2 tag such as (1) ARTIST or (2) TITLE.

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