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CVE-2006-4089

5.0 · MEDIUM

Multiple buffer overflows in Andy Lo-A-Foe AlsaPlayer 0.99.76 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash), or have other unknown impact, via (1) a long Locat…

Published Aug 11, 2006andy_lo-a-foeEPSS 11.29%

Overview

CVE-2006-4089 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting andy_lo-a-foe alsaplayer. It was published on August 11, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Multiple buffer overflows in Andy Lo-A-Foe AlsaPlayer 0.99.76 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash), or have other unknown impact, via (1) a long Location field sent by a web server, which triggers an overflow in the reconnect function in reader/http/http.c; (2) a long URL sent by a web server when AlsaPlayer is seeking a media file for the playlist, which triggers overflows in new_list_item and CbUpdated in interface/gtk/PlaylistWindow.cpp; and (3) a long response sent by a CDDB server, which triggers an overflow in cddb_lookup in input/ccda/cdda_engine.c.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from andy_lo-a-foe. Update alsaplayer to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
andy_lo-a-foealsaplayer0Affected

References

Refaluigi.altervista.org/adv/alsapbof-adv.txtRefarchives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-08/0249.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/21422Refsecunia.com/advisories/21639Refsecunia.com/advisories/21749Refsecunia.com/advisories/22018Refsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-24.xmlRefsecurityreason.com/securityalert/1356Refwww.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1179Refwww.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_21_sr.html

How CyberStrike helps

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-4089?

CVE-2006-4089 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting andy_lo-a-foe alsaplayer. It was published on August 11, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2006-4089?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2006-4089?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from andy_lo-a-foe. Update alsaplayer to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2006-4089?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2006-4089 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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