Check Point Advisories

Nullsoft Winamp Buffer Overflow (CVE-2009-0263)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2009-356
Date Published:	6 Oct 2009
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 23 December, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2009-0263
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Nullsoft Winamp 5.541 and prior
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Nullsoft Winamp. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system or cause application crashes.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Nullsoft Winamp Buffer Overflow (CVE-2009-0263) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Nullsoft Winamp Buffer Overflow (CVE-2009-0263)