CVE-2008-7185 json
GNOME Rhythmbox 0.11.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a playlist (.pls) file with…
published 2009-09-08 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-7144
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.1%
- EPSS 3.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
GNOME Rhythmbox 0.11.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a playlist (.pls) file with a long Title field, possibly related to the g_hash_table_lookup function in b-playlist-manager.c.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-31968)
- Published
Exploit prediction
3.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-31968 GNOME Rhythmbox 0.11.5 - '.Playlist' File Denial of Service dos, 2008-06-26
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29958 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- packetstormsecurity.org http://packetstormsecurity.org/0806-advisories/rhythmbox-dos.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/29958
vdb-entry, exploit
-
packetstormsecurity.org
/0806-advisories/rhythmbox-dos.txt
exploit
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/493683/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/493809/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/43436
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-7185
- NVD CVE-2008-7185
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