Check Point Advisories

Winamp Maki File Buffer Overflow (CVE-2009-1831)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0236
Date Published:	22 Mar 2017
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 23 April, 2017
Source:	Metasploit
Industry Reference:	CVE-2009-1831
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Winamp 5.55 on Windows XP SP3 Winamp 5.55 on Windows 7 SP1
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in Nullsoft Winamp. The vulnerability is due to an incorrect type cast while parsing a .maki file, causing a buffer overflow. 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 detects 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 R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Winamp Maki File Buffer Overflow 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: Media Player Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Winamp Maki File Buffer Overflow