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WinAmp MIDI File Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA20722
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Release Date:
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2006-06-21
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Last Update:
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2008-05-15
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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DoS
System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Winamp 5.x
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2006-3228 (Secunia mirror)
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Description:
BassReFLeX has discovered a vulnerability in WinAmp, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is cause due to a boundary error within the MIDI plug-in (in_midi.dll) when handling MIDI files. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a malicious ".mid" file with a specially crafted header.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 5.23 and has also been reported in version 5.21. Other versions may also be affected.
NOTE: The vulnerability may be related to one reported by Fortinet Security Research Team.
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Solution:
Update to version 5.24.
Provided and/or discovered by:
BassReFLeX
Changelog:
2006-06-22: Updated "Solution" section.
2006-06-30: Added CVE reference.
2008-08-15: Updated Fortinet link.
Original Advisory:
Winamp:
http://www.winamp.com/player/version_history.php#5.24
milw0rm:
http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/1935
Fortinet:
http://www.fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2006-16.html
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