CVE-2006-0176 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in xmame versions prior to January 11, 2006, specifically within the src/fileio.c and src/unix/fileio.c files. This flaw allows local users to potentially gain elevated privileges by supplying overly long arguments such as -lang, -ctrlr, -pb, -rec, or -jdev (on Ubuntu Linux). With a CVSS score of 7.2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), this vulnerability is considered highly severe, as it requires local access but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no indication of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.102CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xmame:xmame:0.102:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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