What is CVE-2017-10725?

CVE-2017-10725 is a high-severity vulnerability in Winamp, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2017-07-05.

How severe is CVE-2017-10725?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Winamp

CVE-2017-10725

Winamp 5.666 Build 3516(x86) allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted .flv file, related to "Data from Faulting Address controls Code Flow starting at in_flv!winampGetInModule2+0x00000000000009a8."

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2017-07-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (28.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-06.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 28.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Winamp — versions 5.666

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

github.com/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-10725 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-10725?: CVE-2017-10725 is a high-severity vulnerability in Winamp, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2017-07-05.
How severe is CVE-2017-10725?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.