Stack-based buffer overflow in Nullsoft Winamp 5.12 and 5.13 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .m3u file that causes an incorrect strncpy function call when the player pauses or stops the file
Published Feb 23, 2006
7.6
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 10.54%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Nullsoft Winamp 5.12 and 5.13 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .m3u file that causes an incorrect strncpy function call when the player pauses or stops the file.
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.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 10.54% (0.10542) | 95.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.30% (0.10305) | 95.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 13.91% (0.13908) | 93.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 26.54% (0.26540) | 94.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 13.91% (0.13908) | 93.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.60% (0.09601) | 92.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 83.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 82.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.74% (0.00738) | 80.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 30, 2023 | 0.66% (0.00663) | 77.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 5, 2023 | 0.62% (0.00620) | 76.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 19, 2023 | 0.49% (0.00492) | 72.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 30, 2023 | 0.56% (0.00557) | 74.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.47% (0.00474) | 71.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03776) | 85.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03776) | 83.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03776) | 66.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=238648 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/476 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015675 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch
- http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0601.htm x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425888/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16785 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24740 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=238648 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/476 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1015675 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch | |
| http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0601.htm | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425888/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16785 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24740 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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