Buffer overflow in playlistimport.cpp in Kaffeine Player 0.4.2 through 0.7.1 allows…
Priority LOW 29Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow in playlistimport.cpp in Kaffeine Player 0.4.2 through 0.7.1 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via long HTTP request headers when Kaffeine is "fetching remote playlists", which triggers the overflow in the http_peek function.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03575 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:kaffeine:kaffeine_player:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.2 | Vulnerable | Kaffeine |
| cpe:2.3:a:kaffeine:kaffeine_player:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.3 | Vulnerable | Kaffeine |
| cpe:2.3:a:kaffeine:kaffeine_player:0.4.3b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.3b | Vulnerable | Kaffeine |
| cpe:2.3:a:kaffeine:kaffeine_player:0.5_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5_rc1 | Vulnerable | Kaffeine |
| cpe:2.3:a:kaffeine:kaffeine_player:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.1 | Vulnerable | Kaffeine |
- cpe:2.3:a:kaffeine:kaffeine_player:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.2 Vulnerable ·Kaffeine
- cpe:2.3:a:kaffeine:kaffeine_player:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.3 Vulnerable ·Kaffeine
- cpe:2.3:a:kaffeine:kaffeine_player:0.4.3b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.3b Vulnerable ·Kaffeine
- cpe:2.3:a:kaffeine:kaffeine_player:0.5_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5_rc1 Vulnerable ·Kaffeine
- cpe:2.3:a:kaffeine:kaffeine_player:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.1 Vulnerable ·Kaffeine
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-0051
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-75j2-g376-x3q4
References
More Kaffeine Player vulnerabilities
- TI-2004-00939 Buffer overflow in the http_open function in Kaffeine before 0.5, whose code is also used… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2006-0051 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-0051 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-75j2-g376-x3q4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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