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Resource Management Errors

CVE-2010-4374

Medium
4.3/10

Summary

The in_mkv plugin in Winamp before 5.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a Matroska Video (MKV) file containing a string with a crafted length.

  • MEDIUM
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL

CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Resource management errors is not a weakness in and of itself, rather it is a category of weaknesses related to improper management of system resources. If not addressed, the weaknesses in this category can lead to unexpected software behavior, loss of access, file modification, sensitive information disclosure, system crash, denial of service, and code execution.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published