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>> gen_msn Plugin for Winamp Playlist Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Title : gen_msn Plugin for Winamp Playlist Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2009-0050
CVE ID : CVE-2009-0833
CWE ID : CWE-119
Rated as : Critical 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2009-01-08
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A vulnerability has been identified in gen_msn (plugin for Winamp), which could be exploited by remote attackers to compromise a vulnerable system. This issue is caused by a buffer overflow error when processing PLS playlists with overly long data, which could be exploited by attackers to crash an affected application or execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a malicious playlist file.
Affected Products
gen_msn (plugin for Winamp) version 0.31 and prior
Solution
VUPEN Security is not aware of any vendor-supplied patch.
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0050
Credits
Vulnerability reported by SkD.
ChangeLog
2009-01-08 : Initial release
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