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 (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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 10.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- EPSS score
- 7.9% (95th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-6522)
- Published
- December 14, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-6522 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- flippet.org / winamp web interface
References
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/wawix-adv.txt
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051217.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23292(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2032
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017362
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454059/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21539
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4935
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30824
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30825
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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