CVE-2003-1273 Winamp 3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a .b4s file with a playlist name that contains some non-English characters, e.g.
Low 2.1
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2003-1273 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2003-1273 is a low-severity vulnerability in Nullsoft Winamp, published on 16 Nov 2005.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-1273 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Nullsoft Winamp. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1273/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1273/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2003-1273?
CVE-2003-1273 is a low-severity vulnerability in Nullsoft Winamp, published on 16 Nov 2005.
Official description
Winamp 3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a .b4s file with a playlist name that contains some non-English characters, e.g. Cyrillic characters.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1273?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nullsoft Winamp.
How do I fix CVE-2003-1273?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1273 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2003-1273 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-1273 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nullsoft Winamp
Sources
Also known as GHSA-36f6-v26f-xjrx.