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high 7.2

CVE-2006-0176 json

Buffer overflow in certain functions in src/fileio.c and src/unix/fileio.c in xmame before 11 January 2006 may allow local users to gain pr…

published 2006-01-11 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-0184

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.0%
EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 63%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in certain functions in src/fileio.c and src/unix/fileio.c in xmame before 11 January 2006 may allow local users to gain privileges via a long (1) -lang, (2) -ctrlr, (3) -pb, or (4) -rec argument on many operating systems, and via a long (5) -jdev argument on Ubuntu Linux.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-1412)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-1415 Xmame 0.102 - 'lang' Local Buffer Overflow local, 2006-01-13
  • EDB-1412 Xmame 0.102 - '-lang' Local Buffer Overflow local, 2006-01-10
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-01/0353.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16203 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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