CVE-2006-0176 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary code and gain privileges by providing long command-line arguments to the MAME emulator.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-0176?
CVE-2006-0176 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jan 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Buffer overflow in certain functions in src/fileio.c and src/unix/fileio.c in xmame before 11 January 2006 may allow local users to gain privileges via a long (1) -lang, (2) -ctrlr, (3) -pb, or (4) -rec argument on many operating systems, and via a long (5) -jdev argument on Ubuntu Linux.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0176?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xmame Xmame.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0176?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0176 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2006-0176 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-0176 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gwh2-2hj8-48gr.