HIGH
Buffer overflow in Nullsoft Winamp 5.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a playlist (pls) file with a long file name (File1 field)
Published Jan 31, 2006
7.6
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 74.99%
Description
Buffer overflow in Nullsoft Winamp 5.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a playlist (pls) file with a long file name (File1 field).
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.6 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
74.99% 0.74993
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.74993
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 74.99% (0.74993) | 99.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 74.51% (0.74506) | 99.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 88.18% (0.88177) | 99.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 91.75% (0.91755) | 99.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2024 | 77.59% (0.77590) | 98.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 72.53% (0.72527) | 97.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 22, 2023 | 66.55% (0.66547) | 97.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 59.73% (0.59732) | 97.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 77.91% (0.77907) | 99.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 77.91% (0.77907) | 99.31th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (16)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18649 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/386 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/398 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015552 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/68981 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/604745 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/22789 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423436/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423548/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16410 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-032A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0361 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.winamp.com/player/version_history.php x_refsource_MISC
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24361 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1402 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3422 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 31, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 31, 2006
Link CVE-2006-0476
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a