WinAmp Security Flaw discovered

LennonCook · 11-25-2004, 03:07 AM

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Playlist files for the WinAmp player could contain a new flaw, security firm Secunia said this week. The company advised people to remove the associations in the program for the ".cda" and ".m3u" extensions in order to avoid being bitten by the bug, which it rated as "highly critical"--the company's second highest rating.

The vulnerability is due to a memory problem with a certain function in the program that reads the music lists. The flaw occurs in version 5.05 and 5.06 of the program, the firm stated.

Secunia Advisory

[ 11-25-2004, 03:08 AM: Message edited by: LennonCook ]

Stormymystic · 11-25-2004, 03:15 AM

I don't use winamp anyway, but that really does not sound good....

Variol (Farseer) Elmwood · 11-25-2004, 03:25 AM

Wow, sounds scary! Even though I havn't got a clue as to what that means!

LennonCook · 11-25-2004, 03:31 AM

Variol, it means that playlists can be specially made to cause WinAmp to do basically anything.

Kakero · 11-25-2004, 05:30 AM

My WinAmp is v2.75. I think.. So this does not concern me. I think...

philip · 11-25-2004, 05:31 AM

Thanks for the warning! I only use winamp when I'm in windows and since I don't use it much I's have missed this.

Azeral · 11-25-2004, 05:34 AM

fine then Mr Cook we will all use windows media player then...

LennonCook · 11-25-2004, 06:15 AM

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Originally posted by Azeral:
fine then Mr Cook we will all use windows media player then...

You miss the point entirely. This is not a scaremonger - WinAmp has 3 secunia advisories related to it, two of which are fixed. That isn't alot compared to what, say, the web browsers and the operating systems get. This is a warning about a potential risk: not a blatant "do not use this program anymore".

Intrepid · 11-25-2004, 07:38 AM

i use winamp 2.91 and you can pry it from my cold dead fingers!
It's my favourite media player, and i won't change, no!

RoSs_bg2_rox · 11-25-2004, 11:49 AM

Another Winamp user here. I suppose it is just really a warning to joining random radio stations, although I suppose it would be quite fun to shove sub7 in there and mess around with some computers

11-25-2004, 03:15 AM	#2
Stormymystic Knight of the Rose Join Date: April 8, 2003 Location: Arkansas Age: 48 Posts: 4,442	I don't use winamp anyway, but that really does not sound good.... __________________ [url]\"http://stormymystic.deviantart.com/gallery/\" target=\"_blank\"> [img]\"http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/3968/stormyvx6.jpg\" alt=\" - \" /></a>

11-25-2004, 03:25 AM	#3
Variol (Farseer) Elmwood Jack Burton Join Date: May 16, 2003 Location: Dartmouth, NS Canada Age: 59 Posts: 5,634	Wow, sounds scary! Even though I havn't got a clue as to what that means! __________________ A MAN WHO WANTS FOR NOTHING HAS INFINITE WEALTH. (me)

11-25-2004, 05:34 AM	#7
Azeral Manshoon Join Date: May 16, 2003 Location: Orange , N.S.W , Aust Age: 37 Posts: 218	fine then Mr Cook we will all use windows media player then... __________________ [img]\"http://img37.exs.cx/img37/4753/azeral2.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

11-25-2004, 11:49 AM	#10
RoSs_bg2_rox Zartan Join Date: May 20, 2003 Location: Near Aberdeen, Scotland Age: 35 Posts: 5,225	Another Winamp user here. I suppose it is just really a warning to joining random radio stations, although I suppose it would be quite fun to shove sub7 in there and mess around with some computers __________________ [img]\"http://img.ranchoweb.com/images/ladyzekke/dragonwater2.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

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11-25-2004, 03:31 AM	#4
LennonCook Jack Burton Join Date: November 10, 2001 Location: Bathurst & Orange, in constant flux Age: 37 Posts: 5,452	Variol, it means that playlists can be specially made to cause WinAmp to do basically anything.

11-25-2004, 05:30 AM	#5
Kakero 40th Level Warrior Join Date: March 24, 2002 Posts: 10,215	My WinAmp is v2.75. I think.. So this does not concern me. I think...

11-25-2004, 05:31 AM	#6
philip Galvatron Join Date: June 24, 2002 Location: aa Posts: 2,101	Thanks for the warning! I only use winamp when I'm in windows and since I don't use it much I's have missed this.

11-25-2004, 07:38 AM	#9
Intrepid Symbol of Cyric Join Date: March 28, 2003 Location: Australia Age: 37 Posts: 1,124	i use winamp 2.91 and you can pry it from my cold dead fingers! It's my favourite media player, and i won't change, no!

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