CVE-2017-16951 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Winamp Pro by tricking users into opening crafted audio or video files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-16951?
CVE-2017-16951 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Winamp Pro 5.66 Build 3512 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted WAV, WMV, AU, ASF, AIFF, or AIF file.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16951?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Audiovalley Winamp Pro.
How do I fix CVE-2017-16951?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-16951 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-2017-16951 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16951 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-87rg-h7g7-r462.