CVE-2005-1692

Description

Format string vulnerability in gxine 0.4.1 through 0.4.4, and other versions down to 0.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a ram file with a URL whose hostname contains format string specifiers.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.96% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13707	vdb entry
http://www.0xbadexworm.org/adv/gxinefmt.txt	url repurposed
http://www.osvdb.org/16747	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0626	vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200505-19.xml	vendor advisory
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/xine/gnome-xine/ChangeLog?rev=HEAD&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup
http://secunia.com/advisories/15451	third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111670637812128&w=2	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1692?: CVE-2005-1692 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1692?: To fix CVE-2005-1692, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-1692 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-1692 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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