# CVE-2006-6539: Multiple buffer overflows in Winamp Web Interface (Wawi) 7.5.13 and earlier (1) allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (applica

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-12-14 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30824
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454059/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23292
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017362
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21539
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051217.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4935
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30825
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2032
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/wawix-adv.txt

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