CVE-2004-2384 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Winamp by tricking users into opening a file with a long filename via the command line.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-2384?
CVE-2004-2384 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Nullsoft Winamp, published on 16 Aug 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
NullSoft Winamp 5.02 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by creating a file with a long filename, which causes the victim's player to crash when the file is opened from the command line.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2384?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nullsoft Winamp.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2384?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2384 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2004-2384 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2384 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nullsoft Winamp
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4r2c-8h46-hvf9.