CVE-2007-2498

Winamp 5.02-5.34 - Remote Code Execution via MP4 File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-2498. PoCs published by Marsu.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in Winamp's MP4 plugin (CVE-2007-2498) to achieve remote code execution. It includes shellcode for both a reverse shell and a calc.exe payload, leveraging a malformed MP4 file to trigger the vulnerability.

Description

libmp4v2.dll in Winamp 5.02 through 5.34 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a certain .MP4 file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Marsu · clocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3823

This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in Winamp's MP4 plugin (CVE-2007-2498) to achieve remote code execution. It includes shellcode for both a reverse shell and a calc.exe payload, leveraging a malformed MP4 file to trigger the vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Racy
Target: Winamp <= 5.34
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the malformed MP4 file in Winamp
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017993
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34030
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25089
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23723
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1594
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3823

Scores

EPSS 0.1024
EPSS Percentile 95.1%

Details

Status published
Products (10)
nullsoft/winamp 5.2
nullsoft/winamp 5.3
nullsoft/winamp 5.21
nullsoft/winamp 5.22
nullsoft/winamp 5.23
nullsoft/winamp 5.24
nullsoft/winamp 5.31
nullsoft/winamp 5.32
nullsoft/winamp 5.33
nullsoft/winamp 5.34
Published May 04, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026