CVE-2006-2802 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the xine media player via a buffer overflow in the HTTP plugin when processing long server replies.
- 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-2006-2802?
CVE-2006-2802 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jun 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 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2802?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Xine Gxine, Xine Xine-Lib.
How do I fix CVE-2006-2802?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2006-2802 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-2802 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DSA-1105, GHSA-4qgc-r788-x389.