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CVE-2011-3834

Published: Dec 16, 2011Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-189

9.3CVSSCRITICAL

No Known Exploits

Patch Available

Description

Multiple integer overflows in the in_avi.dll plugin in Winamp before 5.623 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an AVI file with a crafted value for (1) the number of streams or (2) the size of the RIFF INFO chunk, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:MAccess Complexity

Medium

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:CConfidentiality

Complete

I:CIntegrity

Complete

A:CAvailability

Complete

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Weaknesses

Affected Products

winamp nullsoft

On-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / media-player

nullsoftcommercialConsumer Softwareaka winamp, shoutcast server

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2011-81/

http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?t=332010

forums.winamp.com

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14981

oval.cisecurity.org

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Timeline

Published

Dec 16, 2011

Last Updated

Apr 29, 2026

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