CVE-2006-0051 Memory corruption in n/a
A buffer overflow in Kaffeine Player allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted HTTP headers when fetching remote playlists.
- 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
What is CVE-2006-0051?
CVE-2006-0051 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Apr 2006. 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
Buffer overflow in playlistimport.cpp in Kaffeine Player 0.4.2 through 0.7.1 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via long HTTP request headers when Kaffeine is "fetching remote playlists", which triggers the overflow in the http_peek function.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0051?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (1)
kaffeine openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2.0.18-1.17 |
Products include Kaffeine Kaffeine Player.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0051?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2006-0051 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0051 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-0051, DSA-1023-1, GHSA-75j2-g376-x3q4, openSUSE-SU-2024:10885-1.