CVE-2003-1272

Multiple buffer overflows in Winamp 3.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a .b4s file containing (1) a long playlist name or (2) a long path in a file: argument to the Playstring parameter.

Published: 2003-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2003-1272 is rated High Risk (70.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.33%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.83% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-1272

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 2.50% 4.33% +1.83%
2 2025-03-30 3.45% 2.50% -0.95%
3 2025-03-29 3.45%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-1272

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-1272

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-1272

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nullsoft winamp 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-1272

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