CVE-2006-3228

Winamp vulnerability

CVSS

9.3

EPSS

11.5%

EPSS pct

96th

Exploited

No known

Buffer overflow in in_midi.dll for WinAmp 2.90 up to 5.23, including 5.21, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .mid (MIDI) file.

Affected vendor

Nullsoft

Affected product

Winamp

CVSS vector

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

Published

2006-06-26

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 11.5% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

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