CVE-2005-2967
Format string vulnerability in input_cdda.c in xine-lib 1-beta through 1-beta 3, 1-rc, 1.0 through 1.0.2, and 1.1.1 allows remote servers…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 9.7%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 4.5% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Format string vulnerability in input_cdda.c in xine-lib 1-beta through 1-beta 3, 1-rc, 1.0 through 1.0.2, and 1.1.1 allows remote servers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in metadata in CDDB server responses when the victim plays a CD.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Xine-Lib 1.1 - 'Media Player Library' Remote Format String (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 1242remote, linuxpublished 10 Oct 2005Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By debian
- 25 days later
· 25 days later
Published
- 19 years later
· 19 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 9.7% · top 4.5% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
18
- 15044 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 17132 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2005:180 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 17282 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 17097 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 19892 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- SSA:2005-283-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
- http://xinehq.de/index.php/security/XSA-2005-1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-863 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 20051008 xine/gxine CD Player Remote Format String Bug (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2005:024 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 17111 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200510-08 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- USN-196-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 17179 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 17162 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 17099 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- xinelib-inputcdda-format-string(22545) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2005-2967 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2005-2967)Record last updated .