CVE-2006-0720

Severity: high (CVSS 7.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 10.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-02-23 · updated 2026-06-16

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

Nullsoft Winamp: 5.12, 5.13

References

http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=238648
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/476
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015675
http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0601.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425888/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16785
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24740
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=238648
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/476
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015675
http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0601.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425888/100/0/threaded

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