CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-1664

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the xine_list_delete_current function of libxine 1.14 and earlier, distributed as xine-lib 1.1.1 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted MPEG stream.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely take control of the victim's system, leading to data theft, malware installation, or complete system compromise.

Recommendation

Immediately update the xine-lib library to a version later than 1.1.1, which includes a fix for this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in xine_list_delete_current in libxine 1.14 and earlier, as distributed in xine-lib 1.1.1 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted MPEG stream.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS