TITLE:
Winamp File Handling Buffer Overflow Weaknesses

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA18848

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18848/

CRITICAL:
Not critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Winamp 5.x
http://secunia.com/product/3021/

DESCRIPTION:
Two weaknesses have been reported in Winamp, which can be exploited
by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

1) A boundary error during the handling of files with an .m3u file
extension can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow via a specially
crafted playlist containing a file with an overly long filename.

2) A boundary error during the handling of overly long filenames can
be exploited to cause a buffer overflow via a playlist containing a
file with an overly long filename.

Successful exploitation crashes the application. Arbitrary code
execution may be possible, but has not been proven.

The weaknesses have been reported in version 5.13. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Removing the mapping for .m3u and .pls extensions to Winamp.

Use another product.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
1) Alan McCaig
2) Sowhat

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Sowhat:
http://secway.org/advisory/AD20060216.txt

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