Multiple buffer overflows in Winamp Web Interface (Wawi) 7.5.13 and earlier (1) allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (applica
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.
- Published
- Dec 13, 2006
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 7.9% · 95th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
42
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 40 / 40 · 10.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 2 / 30 · 7.9%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| flippet.org | winamp web interface | cpe:2.3:a:flippet.org:winamp_web_interface |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- flippet.org winamp web interfaceup to 7.5.13 inclusive
Same product
flippet.org: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2006-6512Directory traversal vulnerability in the Browse function (/browse URI) in Winamp Web Interface (Wawi) 7.5.13 and earlier allows remote authe14Monitor
- CVE-2006-6513The CControl::Download function (/dl URI) in Winamp Web Interface (Wawi) 7.5.13 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to download ar14Monitor
- CVE-2006-6514Winamp Web Interface (Wawi) 7.5.13 and earlier uses an insufficient comparison to determine whether a directory is located below the applica14Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
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No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Noroxi analysis
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References
- aluigi.altervista.org/adv/wawix-adv.txt
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051217.html
- secunia.com/advisories/23292
- securityreason.com/securityalert/2032
- securitytracker.com/id?1017362
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454059/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21539
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4935
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30824
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30825
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.