What is CVE-2017-16951?

CVE-2017-16951 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Audiovalley Winamp Pro, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-11-28.

How severe is CVE-2017-16951?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Audiovalley Winamp Pro

CVE-2017-16951

Winamp Pro 5.66 Build 3512 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted WAV, WMV, AU, ASF, AIFF, or AIF file.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2017-11-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.032 (87.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-07.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.032 · newest: 0.032 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Audiovalley Winamp Pro — versions 5.66

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43186/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16951?: CVE-2017-16951 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Audiovalley Winamp Pro, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-11-28.
How severe is CVE-2017-16951?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.