Latest vulnerability in Winamp

Over the weekend, the popular Winamp music player was attacked by a spyware attack through a vulnerability available in the software.

In fact, the code for exploiting the Winamp vulnerability has been released to the Internet since last week, and a web site that hosts the exploit file has also been discovered. When opening this website, the computer will download a spyware (spyware) that the user is not known.

Security firm Secunia has classified a new vulnerability in Winamp as "extremely serious", allowing hackers to execute remote binary code. The vulnerability was discovered at the beginning of last week and immediately Winamp had to issue an emergency fix (Winamp version 5.13).

The new vulnerability affects Winamp version 5.12 and earlier versions. Winamp recommends that users should quickly upgrade to a new version - Winamp 5.13 to prevent the possibility of being exploited by hackers.