CVE-2006-2200
CVE-2006-2200 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mimms with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.1. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-119.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 5.1)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 4% (90th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-119
- Affected product: Mimms
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in libmms, as used by (a) MiMMS 0.0.9 and (b) xine-lib 1.1.0 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the (1) send_command, (2) string_utf16, (3) get_data, and (4) get_media_packet functions, and possibly other functions.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-2200?
- Stack-based buffer overflow in libmms, as used by (a) MiMMS 0.0.9 and (b) xine-lib 1.1.0 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the (1) send_command, (2) string_utf16, (3) get_data, and (4) get_media_packet functions, and possibly other functions.
- How severe is CVE-2006-2200?
- CVE-2006-2200 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.1, rated medium severity.
- Is CVE-2006-2200 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 4% (90th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2006-2200?
- CVE-2006-2200 primarily affects Mimms. In total, 2 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2006-2200?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- When was CVE-2006-2200 published?
- CVE-2006-2200 was published on 2006-06-28 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=374577
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20749
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20948
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20964
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21023
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21036
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21139
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23218
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23512
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200607-07.xml
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.433842
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=468432
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:117
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:121
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18608
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-309-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-315-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2487
Affected products (2)
- cpe:2.3:a:mimms:mimms:0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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