What is CVE-2017-10727?

CVE-2017-10727 is a high-severity vulnerability in Winamp, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-07-05.

How severe is CVE-2017-10727?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Winamp

CVE-2017-10727

Winamp 5.666 Build 3516(x86) might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted .flv file, related to "Data from Faulting Address controls Branch Selection starting at in_mp3!DeleteAudioDecoder+0x000000000000762f."

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (65.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-06.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 65.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · 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-2017-10727 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-10727?: CVE-2017-10727 is a high-severity vulnerability in Winamp, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-07-05.
How severe is CVE-2017-10727?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.