# CVE-2004-1951: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via malicious MRL links in xine media player, requiring user interaction to open the link.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 10 May 2005
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1951, GHSA-w95m-6gwv-7rhp

## What is CVE-2004-1951?

CVE-2004-1951 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 May 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

xine 1.x alpha, 1.x beta, and 1.0rc through 1.0rc3a, and xine-ui 0.9.21 to 0.9.23 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via the (1) audio.sun_audio_device or (2) dxr3.devicename options in an MRL link.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1951?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Xine Xine, Xine Xine-Lib, Xine Xine-Ui.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-1951?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2004-1951 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1951 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Xine 0.9.x and Xine-Lib 1 - Multiple Remote File Overwrite Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-5237](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5237/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-5235](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5235/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2008-5236](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5236/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2007-0255](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0255/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2006-1905](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1905/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-1951 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-1951 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 May 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1951 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1951/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1951/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1951
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1951
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-1951

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1951/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.