THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2009-1831
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2009-1831

Winamp vulnerability

CVSS
9.3
EPSS
36.3%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
The Nullsoft Modern Skins Support module (gen_ff.dll) in Nullsoft Winamp before 5.552 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted MAKI file, which triggers an incorrect sign extension, an integer overflow, and a stack-based buffer overflow.
Affected vendor
Nullsoft
Affected product
Winamp
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2009-05-29

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 36.3% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2009-1831

  • Confirm whether Nullsoft Winamp is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2009-1831.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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