CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-0708

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in NullSoft Winamp 5.13 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted m3u or pls files with long URLs ending in .wma or long filenames.

Risk Assessment

The risk for the organization is remote code execution, potentially leading to full compromise of the user's workstation, data theft, or malware propagation within the network.

Recommendation

Immediately update Winamp to the latest version that patches these vulnerabilities. Consider restricting users from opening untrusted media files.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Multiple buffer overflows in NullSoft Winamp 5.13 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) an m3u file containing a long URL ending in .wma, (2) a pls file containing a File1 field with a long URL ending in .wma, or (3) an m3u file with a long filename, variants of CVE-2005-3188 and CVE-2006-0476.

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