CVE-2012-4045

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-07-22 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in bmp.w5s in Winamp before 5.63 build 3235 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) strf chunk in BI_RGB or (2) UYVY video data in an AVI file, or (3) decompressed TechSmith Screen Capture Codec (TSCC) data in an AVI file.

Affected products

Nullsoft Winamp: through 5.63

References

http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?t=345684
http://secunia.com/advisories/46624
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54131
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15335
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?t=345684
http://secunia.com/advisories/46624
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54131
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15335

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