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CVE-2006-2465

Buffer overflow in MP3Info 0.8.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command...

5.1 MediumPublic exploitFix available

Buffer overflow in MP3Info 0.8.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command line argument. NOTE: if mp3info is not installed setuid or setgid in any reasonable context, then this issue might not be a vulnerability.

Exploit likelihood

5.51%Down 3.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.1

Buffer overflow in MP3Info 0.8.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command line argument. NOTE: if mp3info is not installed setuid or setgid in any reasonable context, then this issue might not be a vulnerability.

Record
CVE-2006-2465
CVSS 2.0
5.1 MediumAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Buffer overflow in MP3Info 0.8.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command line argument. NOTE: if mp3info is not installed setuid or setgid in any reasonable context, then this issue might not be a vulnerability.

Record
CVE-2006-2465
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-2465 No score

Buffer overflow in MP3Info 0.8.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command line argument. NOTE: if mp3info is not installed setuid or setgid in any reasonable context, then this issue might not be a vulnerability.

Record
EUVD-2006-2465
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cm74-95vp-cwf5 No score

Buffer overflow in MP3Info 0.8.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command...

Buffer overflow in MP3Info 0.8.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command line argument. NOTE: if mp3info is not installed setuid or setgid in any reasonable context, then this issue might not be a vulnerability.

Record
GHSA-cm74-95vp-cwf5
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

Buffer overflow in MP3Info 0.8.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command line argument. NOTE: if mp3info is not installed setuid or setgid in any reasonable context, then this issue might not be a vulnerability.

Record
CVE-2006-2465
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2006-2465 No score

Buffer overflow in MP3Info 0.8.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command line argument. NOTE: if mp3info is not installed setuid or setgid in any reasonable context, then this issue might not be a vulnerability.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2465
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
mp3info
Debian:12
before 0.8.4-9.1
0.8.4-9.1
mp3info
Debian:13
before 0.8.4-9.1
0.8.4-9.1
mp3info
Debian:14
before 0.8.4-9.1
0.8.4-9.1

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBMP3Info 0.8.5a - Buffer Overflow2014-01-27
Exploit-DBMP3Info 0.8.5a - Local Buffer Overflow (SEH)2014-03-19

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-2465 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Mp3info, published May 19, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.51%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in mp3info 0.8.4-9.1.

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