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CVE-2006-0176
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…
High7.2EPSS 1.0%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.0% · top 37% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- http://x.mame.net/changes-unix.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20060110 mysec.org Security Advisory : Xmame buffer overflow, with a possibility of privilege escalation (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- xmame-multiple-parameters-bo(24102) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20060110 mysec.org Security Advisory : Xmame buffer overflow, with a possibility of privilege escalation. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 16203 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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