Summary
This host has Winamp Player with gen_msn Plugin installed and is prone to buffer overflow vulnerability.
Impact
Attackers may leverage this issue by executing arbitrary code in the context of an affected application via specially crafted .pls files, and can cause buffer ovreflow.
Impact Level: Application
Solution
Upgrade to Winamp version 5.572 or later
For updates refer to http://www.winamp.com/plugins
Insight
Boundary error exists in the player while processing overly long Winamp playlist entries in gen_msn.dll
Affected
Winamp version 5.541 and prior on Windows.
References
Updated on 2017-03-28
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-0833 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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