CVE-2014-3442 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via memory corruption in Winamp by tricking users into opening a malformed FLV file.
- 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-2014-3442?
CVE-2014-3442 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Nullsoft Winamp, published on 23 May 2014. 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
Winamp 5.666 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) via a malformed .FLV file, related to f263.w5s.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3442?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nullsoft Winamp.
How do I fix CVE-2014-3442?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-3442 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-2014-3442 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-3442 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Nullsoft Winamp
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p852-r2v6-xjg2.