Nullsoft Winamp Malformed ID3v2 Tag Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:14276

Info

Nullsoft Winamp Malformed ID3v2 Tag Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 14276
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 15 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 15 2005 12:00AM
Credit: Leon Juranic <[email protected]> is credited with the discovery of this issue.
Vulnerable: NullSoft Winamp 5.0 91
NullSoft Winamp 5.0 9
NullSoft Winamp 5.0 3a
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Nullsoft Winamp Malformed ID3v2 Tag Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Winamp is susceptible to a buffer overflow vulnerability in its ID3v2 functionality. This issue is due to a failure of the application to properly bounds check input data prior to copying it into a fixed size memory buffer.

This issue will facilitate remote exploitation as an attacker may distribute malicious MP3 files and entice unsuspecting users to process them with the affected application.

An attacker may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user that activated the vulnerable application.

Versions 5.03a, 5.09, and 5.091 are reported vulnerable to this issue. Other versions are also likely affected.

Exploit / POC

Nullsoft Winamp Malformed ID3v2 Tag Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

A proof of concept MP3 file has been provided by Leon Juranic <[email protected]>. Symantec has not verified the safety of the file, and recommends extreme caution when examining it.

Solution / Fix

Nullsoft Winamp Malformed ID3v2 Tag Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Reportedly, this issue has been addressed in the latest release of Winamp. Symantec was not able to verify this information. Please contact the vendor for more information.

Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

References

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