CVE-2006-3228
Buffer overflow in in_midi.dll for WinAmp 2.90 up to 5.23, including 5.21, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 11.7%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.9% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Buffer overflow in in_midi.dll for WinAmp 2.90 up to 5.23, including 5.21, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .mid (MIDI) file.
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. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits2
Exploit-DB1 entry
- Winamp 5.21 - '.Midi' File Header Handling Buffer Overflow (PoC) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 1935dos, windowspublished 20 Jun 2006Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 1935 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
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Published
- 18 years later
· 18 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)
- 11.7% · top 3.9% 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
6
- 20060622 Winamp security vagueness (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VIMx_transferred
- 20722 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1935 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://www.winamp.com/about/article.php?aid=10694 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=248100 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20060622 Winamp security vagueness (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VIMx_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-2006-3225 (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-2006-3228)Record last updated .