CVE-2006-2200 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can trigger a stack-based buffer overflow in libmms to cause application crashes or potentially execute arbitrary code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-2200?
CVE-2006-2200 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jun 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Stack-based buffer overflow in libmms, as used by (a) MiMMS 0.0.9 and (b) xine-lib 1.1.0 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the (1) send_command, (2) string_utf16, (3) get_data, and (4) get_media_packet functions, and possibly other functions.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2200?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mimms Mimms, Xine Xine-Lib.
How do I fix CVE-2006-2200?
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-2006-2200 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2200 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2200, GHSA-w7h3-c9rv-r2c9.