CVE-2005-2310
Buffer overflow in Winamp 5.03a, 5.09 and 5.091, and other versions before 5.094, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 13.1%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.6% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Buffer overflow in Winamp 5.03a, 5.09 and 5.091, and other versions before 5.094, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an MP3 file with a long ID3v2 tag such as (1) ARTIST or (2) TITLE.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- NullSoft Winamp 5.0 - Malformed ID3v2 Tag Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 25989remote, windowspublished 15 Jul 2005Verified
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Timeline
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Published
- 19 years later
· 19 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 13.1% · top 3.6% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
7
- 14276 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1014483 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 17897 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- ADV-2005-1106 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://security.lss.hr/index.php?page=details&ID=LSS-2005-07-14 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 16077 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.winamp.com/player/version_history.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2005-2311 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2005-2310)Record last updated .