CVE-2006-3228

Exp

Buffer overflow in in_midi.dll for WinAmp 2.90 up to 5.23, including 5.21, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .mid (MIDI) file.

Published: 2006-06-26 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-3228 is rated High Exploit Risk (88/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 11.46%, 95th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.36% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-3228

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
1935 exploit_db edb 2006-06-20 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-3228

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 9.10% 11.46% +2.36%
2 2025-03-30 11.11% 9.10% -2.01%
3 2025-03-29 — 11.11% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-3228

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-2006-3228

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-3228

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nullsoft winamp <= 5.23 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.90 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.91 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.95 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.01 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.02 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.2 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.03 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.03a cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.03a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.04 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.05 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.06 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.07 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.08c cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.08c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.08d cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.08d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.08e cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.08e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.09 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.11 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.12 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.13 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.21 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.091 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.091:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.093 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.093:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.094 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.094:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-3228

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