CVE-2003-0765 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the IN_MIDI.DLL plugin (version 3.01 and earlier) used by Winamp 2.91. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on a victim's system by crafting a malicious MIDI file with an excessively large "Track data size" value. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity with network-based attacks and low complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, proof-of-concept exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.81CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.91CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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