Heap-based buffer overflow in IN_MOD.DLL (aka the Module Decoder Plug-in) in Winamp before 5.57, and libmikmod 3.1.12, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Ultratracker file.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-3996 is rated Moderate Risk (64.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.88%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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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 | 21.14% | 9.88% | -11.26% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 9.88% | 21.14% | +11.26% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 9.88% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
|
8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
|
not yet assigned | CVE-2009-3996 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libmikmod), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-3996 |
redhat
|
medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3996 |
ubuntu
|
medium | CVE-2009-3996 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libmikmod), 7 status rows across 7 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, upstream): released 5, ignored 2. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-3996 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| nullsoft | winamp | <= 5.56 | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| nullsoft | winamp | 0.20a | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:0.20a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| nullsoft | winamp | 0.92 | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:0.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| nullsoft | winamp | 1.006 | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:1.006:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| nullsoft | winamp | 1.90 | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:1.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| 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 | 2.6 | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| 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 | 2.9 | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| 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 | 2.92 | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:2.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| 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 | 5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:nullsoft:winamp:5.1:-:surround:*:*:*:*:* |
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |