CVE-2008-7185
GNOME Rhythmbox 0.11.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2008-7185- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-7185- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-7144 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-7144- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cp42-6q89-8m7p No score
GNOME Rhythmbox 0.11.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault...
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.
- Record
GHSA-cp42-6q89-8m7p- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-7185- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-7185 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-7185- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
rhythmboxDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.4.6-23.4.7-13.4.7-23.4.8-13.4.8-2 Show 7 moreShow less3.4.8-33.4.9-13.4.9-23.4.9-33.4.9-43.5.0-13.5.1-1 |
None known |
rhythmboxDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.4.8-13.4.8-23.4.8-33.4.9-13.4.9-2 Show 4 moreShow less3.4.9-33.4.9-43.5.0-13.5.1-1 |
None known |
rhythmboxDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.4.8-13.4.8-23.4.8-33.4.9-13.4.9-2 Show 4 moreShow less3.4.9-33.4.9-43.5.0-13.5.1-1 |
None known |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | GNOME Rhythmbox 0.11.5 - '.Playlist' File Denial of Service | 2008-06-26 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-7185 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Gnome Rhythmbox, published September 8, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.06%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/29958
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43436
packetstormsecurity.org/0806-advisories/rhythmbox-dos.txt
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-7185
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cp42-6q89-8m7p
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-7185