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CVE-2009-3997

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-3997 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the IN_MOD.DLL (Module Decoder Plug-in) of Nullsoft Winamp versions prior to 5.57. This flaw could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious Oktalyzer file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is critical, requiring no authentication and having high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though it requires medium attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 5.56CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.20aCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:0.20a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.92CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:0.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.006CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:1.006:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.90CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:1.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.72%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0572 is in the 63rd percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

forums.winamp.com / showthread.php
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/37495
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / secunia_research/2009-57
Vendor Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15715
securityfocus.com / archive/1/508524/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/37374
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/3575
PatchVendor Advisory