CVE-2006-1905

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in xiTK (xitk/main.c) in xine 0.99.3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a long filename on an EXTINFO line in a playlist file.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 7.96% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory novell.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-15.xml	vendor advisory
http://open-security.org/advisories/16
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015959	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19854	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431251/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/19671	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1432	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/24747	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17579	vdb entry exploit
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:085	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20066	third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_05.html	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25851	vdb entry
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=15429845

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1905?: CVE-2006-1905 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1905?: To fix CVE-2006-1905, 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-2006-1905 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-1905 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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