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CVE-2006-2230

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-2230 describes multiple format string vulnerabilities in xine 0.99.4, specifically within the xiTK component (xitk/main.c). Attackers could exploit these flaws by providing specially crafted MP3 filenames containing format string specifiers on the command line, potentially leading to a denial of service. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with a network attack vector and low attack complexity, resulting in a potential partial availability impact. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, an exploit for "Xine 0.99.x - Filename Handling Remote Format String" is available on ExploitDB, though it's important to note the original CVE description suggests it might not be a vulnerability if limited to user-assisted, local command-line arguments of non-setuid programs.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.99.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine:0.99.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.09%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-27791 · May 1, 2006
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0709 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 23,725 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, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/26216
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1093
securityfocus.com / archive/1/432598/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/17769