CVE-2009-0263 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in Winamp 5.541 and earlier versions. Attackers can exploit these flaws by crafting malicious AIFF or MP3 files with oversized header values, leading to a denial of service or potentially arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is critical, requiring no authentication or complex attack vectors, and allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.541CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5eCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.5e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6xCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.6x:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.