CVE-2002-0546 describes a cross-site scripting vulnerability in Winamp versions 2.78 and 2.79. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script by embedding malicious code within ID3v1 or ID3v2 tags of an MP3 file, which is then rendered by the Winamp mini-browser. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.78CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.78:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.79CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.79:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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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.