CVE-2007-2180: Buffer overflow in Nullsoft Winamp 5.3 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted WMV file.
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 29/100)
- Public proof-of-concept code exists (Exploit-DB); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 3.3% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 89% of all records.
- According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
Low priority for now. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
- Published
- Apr 24, 2007
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 3.3% · 89th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
29
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 28 / 40 · 7.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 3.3%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| nullsoft | winamp | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- nullsoft winamp5.3
Same product
nullsoft: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2006-0476Buffer overflow in Nullsoft Winamp 5.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a playlist (pls) file with a long file name…52Plan
- CVE-2009-1831The Nullsoft Modern Skins Support module (gen_ff.dll) in Nullsoft Winamp before 5.552 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via…48Plan
- CVE-2009-0263Multiple buffer overflows in Winamp 5.541 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary…45Plan
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2007-1921Apr 10, 2007 · LIBSNDFILE.DLL, as used by AOL Nullsoft Winamp 5.33 and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a…38Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2007-1922Apr 10, 2007 · The Impulse Tracker (IT) and ScreamTracker 3 (S3M) modules in IN_MOD.DLL in AOL Nullsoft Winamp 5.33 allows remote attackers to execute…38Monitor
- Later →CVE-2007-2498May 3, 2007 · libmp4v2.dll in Winamp 5.02 through 5.34 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a certain .MP4 file.40Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | dos | 2007-04-19 |
Research context
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Timeline
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- First PoC-6 d
- Published
- TodayNov 15, 2026+7145 d
Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Change log (0)
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References
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