CVE-2007-0406
Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) main function in (a) client.c, and the (2) server_setup and ...
Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) main function in (a) client.c, and the (2) server_setup and (3) server_client_connect functions in (b) server.c in gxine 0.5.9 and earlier allow local users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) main function in (a) client.c, and the (2) server_setup and (3) server_client_connect functions in (b) server.c in gxine 0.5.9 and earlier allow local users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2007-0406- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) main function in (a) client.c, and the (2) server_setup and (3) server_client_connect functions in (b) server.c in gxine 0.5.9 and earlier allow local users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2007-0406- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-0406 No score
Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) main function in (a) client.c, and the (2) server_setup and (3) server_client_connect functions in (b) server.c in gxine 0.5.9 and earlier allow local users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
EUVD-2007-0406- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pc47-fjwp-ff9q No score
Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) main function in (a) client.c, and the (2) server_setup and ...
Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) main function in (a) client.c, and the (2) server_setup and (3) server_client_connect functions in (b) server.c in gxine 0.5.9 and earlier allow local users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
GHSA-pc47-fjwp-ff9q- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-0406 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Gxine, published January 23, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
osvdb.org/38321
vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0259
sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=9655&release_id=476891
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31604
xinehq.de/index.php/news?show_category_id=1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0406
github.com/advisories/GHSA-pc47-fjwp-ff9q