CVE-2006-5567

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 14.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-10-27 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in AOL Nullsoft WinAmp before 5.31 allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) ultravox-max-msg header to the Ultravox protocol handler or (2) unspecified Lyrics3 tags.

Affected products

Nullsoft Winamp: 5.3, 5.24

References

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=431
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=432
http://secunia.com/advisories/22580
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017119
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017120
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/449092
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20744
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4196
http://www.winamp.com/player/version_history.php#5.31
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29804
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29807
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15686

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