FortiGuard Advisory (FGA-2006-16)
Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in WinAmp Fortinet Security Research Team has discovered a buffer overflow condition in Winamp (v5.21 and previous). This vulnerability affects v5.21 and prior. When Winamp plays "midi" music, it loads in_midi.dll. This plugin contains the vulnerability. It is possible to construct a malformed midi (.mid) file and host it on a web site. An attacker would only require to successfully convince an unsuspecting user to visit the trojanized site hosting the midi file. Running the midi file causes Winamp to crash, and in a worse case scenario, run arbitrary code. This vulnerability was first reported to the vendor on April 19th. Disclaimer: Although Fortinet has attempted to provide accurate information in these materials, Fortinet assumes no legal responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information. More specific information is available on request from Fortinet. Please note that Fortinet's product information does not constitute or contain any guarantee, warranty or legally binding representation, unless expressly identified as such in a duly signed writing. About Fortinet ( www.fortinet.com ): Fortinet is the pioneer and leading provider of ASIC-accelerated unified threat management, or UTM, security systems, which are used by enterprises and service providers to increase their security while reducing total operating costs. Fortinet solutions were built from the ground up to integrate multiple levels of security protection--including firewall, antivirus, intrusion prevention, VPN, spyware prevention and anti-spam -- designed to help customers protect against network and content level threats. Leveraging a custom ASIC and unified interface, Fortinet solutions offer advanced security functionality that scales from remote office to chassis-based solutions with integrated management and reporting. Fortinet solutions have won multiple awards around the world and are the only security products that are certified in six programs by ICSA Labs: (Firewall, Antivirus, IPSec, SSL, Network IPS, and Anti-Spyware). Fortinet is privately held and based in Sunnyvale, California. |
