CVE-2000-0049 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Winamp client, specifically affecting Nullsoft Winamp versions. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on a user's system by crafting a specially long entry within a .pls playlist file. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), the vulnerability is easily exploitable locally with low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an exploit for Winamp 2.10 is available on ExploitDB, though the CVE itself has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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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.