Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in bmp.w5s in Winamp before 5.63 build 3235 allow…
Priority LOW 38CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in bmp.w5s in Winamp before 5.63 build 3235 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) strf chunk in BI_RGB or (2) UYVY video data in an AVI file, or (3) decompressed TechSmith Screen Capture Codec (TSCC) data in an AVI file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03126 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-4045
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v6xr-rhgf-jcv3
More Nullsoft Winamp vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-00462 Buffer overflow in Nullsoft Winamp 5.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6
- TI-2009-01743 The Nullsoft Modern Skins Support module (gen_ff.dll) in Nullsoft Winamp before 5.552… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2009-00246 Multiple buffer overflows in Winamp 5.541 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2004-01016 Stack-based buffer overflow in IN_CDDA.dll in Winamp 5.05, and possibly other versions… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2006-05378 Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in AOL Nullsoft WinAmp before 5.31 allow… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2005-02187 Buffer overflow in Winamp 5.03a, 5.09 and 5.091, and other versions before 5.094, allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2012-4045 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-4045 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v6xr-rhgf-jcv3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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