CVE-2006-6980 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can crash the Amarok music player via the Magnatune album browser, requiring user interaction to trigger the denial of service.
- 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-2006-6980?
CVE-2006-6980 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Feb 2007. 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
The magnatune.com album browser in Amarok allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6980?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Magnatune.com Album Browser.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6980?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-6980 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6980 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6980, GHSA-hv6j-2582-7h2j.