CVE-2006-6539

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Winamp Web Interface (Wawi) 7.5.13 and earlier (1) allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an (a) long username or a (b) crafted packet to the FindBasicAuth function in security.cpp, related to the /browse URI; and allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long path string in the (2) Browse, (3) CControl::Download, and (4) CControl::Load functions, related to the file parameter in the /dl URI. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 17.67% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30824	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454059/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/23292	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017362	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21539	vdb entry
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051217.html	mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4935	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30825	vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2032	third party advisory
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/wawix-adv.txt

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6539?: CVE-2006-6539 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6539?: To fix CVE-2006-6539, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-6539 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-6539 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~18% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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