CVE-2009-0263

Winamp < 5.541 - Buffer Overflow via AIFF COMM Chunk or MP3 File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-0263. PoCs published by securfrog.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates two Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerabilities in Winamp <= 5.541 by crafting malformed MP3 and AIFF files. The MP3 file triggers a parsing issue, while the AIFF file causes a heap overflow due to an overly long header.

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Winamp 5.541 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a large Common Chunk (COMM) header value in an AIFF file and (2) a large invalid value in an MP3 file.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by securfrog · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7742

This exploit demonstrates two Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerabilities in Winamp <= 5.541 by crafting malformed MP3 and AIFF files. The MP3 file triggers a parsing issue, while the AIFF file causes a heap overflow due to an overly long header.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Winamp <= 5.541
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Ability to deliver malformed MP3/AIFF files to the target system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14756
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0113
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33226
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33478
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7742

Scores

EPSS 0.1674
EPSS Percentile 96.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (43)
nullsoft/winamp 2.0
nullsoft/winamp 2.4
nullsoft/winamp 2.5e
nullsoft/winamp 2.6x
nullsoft/winamp 2.7x
nullsoft/winamp 2.10
nullsoft/winamp 2.24
nullsoft/winamp 2.50
nullsoft/winamp 2.60 (3 CPE variants)
nullsoft/winamp 2.61 (2 CPE variants)
... and 33 more
Published Jan 23, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026