CVE-2006-2802

Public Exploit

Description

Buffer overflow in the HTTP Plugin (xineplug_inp_http.so) for xine-lib 1.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long reply from an HTTP server, as demonstrated using gxine 0.5.6.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 8.96% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory suse.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1105	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/25936	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20369	exploit third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20942	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20766	third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200609-08.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18187	vdb entry exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/20549	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26972	vdb entry
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Jun/0008.html	vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/295-1/	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20828	third party advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1852	exploit
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:108	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21919	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2802?: CVE-2006-2802 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2802?: To fix CVE-2006-2802, 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-2006-2802 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2802 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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