CVE-2011-4857

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2011-12-16 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the in_mod.dll plugin in Winamp before 5.623 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted song message data in an Impulse Tracker (IT) file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Affected products

Nullsoft Winamp: through 5.622; 0.20a, 0.92, 1.006, 1.90, 2.0, 2.6 (+53)

References

http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?t=332010
http://secunia.com/advisories/46882
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72054
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15351
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?t=332010
http://secunia.com/advisories/46882
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72054
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15351

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