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Nullsoft Winamp Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Acertains the version of WinAMP

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is using WinAMP, a popular media player
which handles many files format (mp3, wavs and more...).

The remote version of this software is vulnerable to various unspecified
vulnerabilties which may permit a possible hacker to execute arbitrary code on the
remote host.

A possible hacker may exploit this flaw by sending malformed files to a
victim on the remote host.

Solution : Upgrade to WinAMP 5.0.8c or newer
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 12245, 12381

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