CVE-2006-5567
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in AOL Nullsoft WinAmp before 5.31 allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 14.5%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.3% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in AOL Nullsoft WinAmp before 5.31 allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) ultravox-max-msg header to the Ultravox protocol handler or (2) unspecified Lyrics3 tags.
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 5.3 - Ultravox-Max-Msg Heap Overflow Denial of Service (PoC) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 2708dos, windowspublished 3 Nov 2006Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
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)
- 14.5% · top 3.3% of all CVEs (11 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
12
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15686 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 1017119 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 20061025 AOL Nullsoft Winamp Lyrics3 v2.00 tags Heap Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
- winamp-lyrics3-bo(29807) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 22580 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20744 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- winamp-ultravox-bo(29804) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- VU#449092 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 1017120 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- ADV-2006-4196 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.winamp.com/player/version_history.php#5.31 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20061025 AOL Nullsoft Winamp Ultravox 'ultravox-max-msg' Header Heap Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_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-2006-5552 (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-2006-5567)Record last updated .