CVE-2017-16951

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Published 2017-11-28 · Modified 2026-05-13

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CVSS v3

5.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

6.5

Description

Winamp Pro 5.66 Build 3512 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted WAV, WMV, AU, ASF, AIFF, or AIF file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

55%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-43186 dos windows

R.Yavari · 2017-11-22

Winamp Pro 5.66.Build.3512 - Denial of Service

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
audiovalley	winamp_pro	`5.66`

References

CWEs

CWE-20

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.