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CVE-2007-0406
Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) main function in (a) client.c, and the (2) server_setup and (3) server_client_connect functions in…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.37%
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- mitre
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) main function in (a) client.c, and the (2) server_setup and (3) server_client_connect functions in (b) server.c in gxine 0.5.9 and earlier allow local users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.37% · top 69% 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: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- 38321 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- ADV-2007-0259 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=9655&release_id=476891 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- gxine-serversetup-serverclient-bo(31604) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 38320 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://xinehq.de/index.php/news?show_category_id=1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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