Winamp MIDI Plugin Track Size Overflow

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 1952

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a buffer overflow.

Description

Winamp versions 2.91 and below suffer from a vulnerability which allows an attacker to overflow the client with a specially crafted MIDI file. Mass exploitation of this vulnerability would be relatively easy for an attacker with a streaming media server.

Solution

Upgrade or patch according to vendor recommendations.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 1952

Family: Generic

Published: 8/20/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Reference Information

BID: 8567