CVE-2009-3996: nullsoft winamp

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified

AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2009-3996

Published 18-12-2009Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-3996 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in nullsoft winamp. EPSS estimates a 6.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk

70/100

0100

High · default modelHow is this calculated?

CVSS score

9.3/10

010

High · v2.0 (NVD)

EPSS score

6.48%

0%100%

Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days

KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog

RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded

Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2

DSA-2071-1 RHSA-2010:0720

Timeline

18-12-2009
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
07-08-2024
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in IN_MOD.DLL (aka the Module Decoder Plug-in) in Winamp before 5.57, and libmikmod 3.1.12, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Ultratracker file.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

v2.09.3

EPSS trend

Probability

6.48%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 6.48% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026

EPSS score

6.48%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

Affected systems

Debian1 product

libmikmod< 3.1.11-6.2

Nullsoft1 product

winamp≤ 5.56 | 0.20a | 0.92 | 1.006 | 1.90 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.5e | 2.6 | 2.6x | 2.7x | 2.9 | 2.10 | 2.24 | 2.50 | 2.60 | 2.61 | 2.62 | 2.64 | 2.65 | 2.70 | 2.71 | 2.72 | 2.73 | 2.74 | 2.75 | 2.76 | 2.77 | 2.78 | 2.79 | 2.80 | 2.81 | 2.90 | 2.91 | 2.92 | 2.95 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 5.01 | 5.02 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.03 | 5.03a | 5.04 | 5.05 | 5.5 | 5.06 | 5.07 | 5.08 | 5.08:c | 5.08:d | 5.08:e | 5.08c | 5.08d | 5.08e | 5.09 | 5.11 | 5.12 | 5.13 | 5.21 | 5.22 | 5.23 | 5.24 | 5.31 | 5.32 | 5.33 | 5.34 | 5.35 | 5.36 | 5.51 | 5.52 | 5.53 | 5.54 | 5.55 | 5.091 | 5.093 | 5.094 | 5.111 | 5.112 | 5.531 | 5.541 | 5.551 | 5.552

Raphael_assenat1 product