Winamp MP4 File Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence

Winamp MP4 File Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory:	SA25089	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2007-05-01
Last Update:	2007-05-16
Popularity:	19,409 views

Critical:	Highly critical
Impact:	System access
Where:	From remote
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

Software:	Winamp 5.x

Binary Analysis:	BA103 :: Available for 1 Credit

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CVE reference:	CVE-2007-2498

Description: Marsu has reported a vulnerability in Winamp, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the handling of MP4 files and can be exploited to cause memory corruption via a specially crafted MP4 file. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code. The vulnerability is reported in version 5.34. Other versions may also be affected. Solution: Update to version 5.35 or apply patch. Version 5.35: http://www.winamp.com/player/ Winamp 5.34a Security Patch: http://download.nullsoft.com/winamp/client/wa5update.exe Provided and/or discovered by: Marsu Changelog: 2007-05-04: Updated "Solution" section. 2007-05-10: Added CVE reference. 2007-05-16: Updated "Solution" section. Added additional vendor links. Original Advisory: Nullsoft: http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=269831#patch http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?postid=2180629#post2180629 http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=159785 http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=270944 milw0rm: http://milw0rm.com/exploits/3823

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