CVE-2009-1831

Exp

The Nullsoft Modern Skins Support module (gen_ff.dll) in Nullsoft Winamp before 5.552 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted MAKI file, which triggers an incorrect sign extension, an integer overflow, and a stack-based buffer overflow.

Published: 2009-05-29 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-1831 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 81.17%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 6 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-1831

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
21256 exploit_db edb 2012-09-12 Exploit-DB ↗
8783 exploit_db edb 2009-05-26 Exploit-DB ↗
8770 exploit_db edb 2009-05-22 Exploit-DB ↗
8772 exploit_db edb 2009-05-22 Exploit-DB ↗
8767 exploit_db edb 2009-05-22 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1831

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 2025-03-30 83.20% 81.17% -2.03%
2 2025-03-29 81.17% 83.20% +2.03%
3 2025-03-17 81.17%

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-1831

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-2009-1831

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-1831

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nullsoft winamp <= 5.55 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.5e cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.5e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.6x cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.6x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.7x cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.7x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.10 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.24 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.50 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.60 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.60 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.60:*:full:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.60 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.60:*:lite:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.61 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.61 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.61:*:full:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.62 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.62 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.62:*:standard:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.64 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.64 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.64:*:standard:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.65 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.70 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.70 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.70:*:full:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.71 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.72 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.73 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.73 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.73:*:full:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.74 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.75 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.76 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.77 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.77:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.78 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.78:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.79 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.79:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.80 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 2.81 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 5.3 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 5.08 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.08 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.08:c:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.08 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.08:d:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.08 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.08:e:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 5.22 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.23 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.24 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.31 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.32 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.33 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.34 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.35 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.36 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.51 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.52 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.53 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.54 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.091 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.091:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nullsoft winamp 5.093 cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.093:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-1831

cvelogic Threat Intelligence