CVE-2008-0065

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 61.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-01-22 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in in_mp3.dll in Winamp 5.21, 5.5, and 5.51 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) artist or (2) name tag in Ultravox streaming metadata, related to construction of stream titles.

Affected products

Winamp Nullsoft Winamp: 5.5, 5.21, 5.51

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/27865
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-2/advisory/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27344
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0183
http://www.winamp.com/player/version-history
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39778
http://secunia.com/advisories/27865
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-2/advisory/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27344
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0183
http://www.winamp.com/player/version-history
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39778

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