CVE-2006-6539 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via buffer overflows in the Winamp Web Interface, requiring authentication for some vectors.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-6539?
CVE-2006-6539 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Dec 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple buffer overflows in Winamp Web Interface (Wawi) 7.5.13 and earlier (1) allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an (a) long username or a (b) crafted packet to the FindBasicAuth function in security.cpp, related to the /browse URI; and allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long path string in the (2) Browse, (3) CControl::Download, and (4) CControl::Load functions, related to the file parameter in the /dl URI. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6539?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Flippet.org Winamp Web Interface.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6539?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6539 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2006-6539 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6539 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vj6j-wxpp-87x6.