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Winamp, the popular media player for the Windows operating system, has a major security flaw that could potentially cause problems for user's PCs. 

The flaw affects version 5.12 of Winamp as well as older versions.

The flaw could be exploited when a Winamp user visits a malicious Web site and a tainted media file is launched onto the person's system. A buffer overflow is triggered, which allows the attacker to take control of the computer without being constrained by security measures. 

Users of Winamp are being advised to uninstall the player until the flaw has been corrected.