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CVE-2005-2967

32
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-2967 describes a format string vulnerability in xine-lib versions 1-beta through 1.1.1, allowing remote code execution. An attacker can exploit this by embedding format string specifiers in CDDB server responses, which are then processed when a user plays a CD. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a critical risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog or showing active community discussion, an ExploitDB entry confirms the existence of public exploit code, suggesting it could be leveraged by motivated attackers.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.9.13CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:0.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
9.68%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-1242 · Oct 10, 2005
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0968 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 51,466 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

debianpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0196.html
secunia.com / advisories/17097
secunia.com / advisories/17099
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/17111
secunia.com / advisories/17132
secunia.com / advisories/17162
secunia.com / advisories/17179
secunia.com / advisories/17282
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/22545
slackware.com / security/viewer.php
debian.org / security/2005/dsa-863
PatchVendor Advisory
gentoo.org / security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-08.xml
Vendor Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2005_24_sr.html
osvdb.org / 19892
securityfocus.com / bid/15044
ExploitPatch
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-196-1
xinehq.de / index.php/security/XSA-2005-1
PatchVendor Advisory