CVE-2009-0833

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 9.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-03-05 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in gen_msn.dll in the gen_msn plugin 0.31 for Winamp 5.541 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a playlist (.pls) file with a long URL in the File1 field. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Affected products

Myplugins Gen Msn: 0.31

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/33425
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33159
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15659
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7696
http://secunia.com/advisories/33425
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33159
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15659
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7696

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