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WinAMP MIDI File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA9694
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Release Date:
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2003-09-09
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Popularity:
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8,506 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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DoS
System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | WinAMP 2.x
WinAMP 3.x
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in WinAMP, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the MIDI plug-in "IN_MIDI.DLL" when handling MIDI files. This can be exploited by constructing a MIDI file with a "Track data size" value of "0xFFFFFFFF" and tricking a user into playing it.
The vulnerability has been reported in version 2.91 (includes version 3.01 of the MIDI plug-in). WinAMP 3 is partly affected but exploitation only causes it to crash.
Solution:
Update to WinAMP 3 or use another product.
http://www.winamp.com
Provided and/or discovered by:
Luigi Auriemma
Original Advisory:
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/winamp-midi-adv.txt
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