Description
Multiple buffer overflows in libmusicbrainz (aka mb_client or MusicBrainz Client Library) 2.1.2 and earlier, and SVN 8406 and earlier, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via (1) a long Location header by the HTTP server, which triggers an overflow in the MBHttp::Download function in lib/http.cpp; and (2) a long URL in RDF data, as demonstrated by a URL in an rdf:resource field in an RDF XML document, which triggers overflows in many functions in lib/rdfparse.c.
Published: 2006-08-17
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 14.5% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1162-1 New libmusicbrainz packages fix arbitrary code execution
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-363-1 libmusicbrainz vulnerability
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Musicbrainz Libmusicbrainz Libmusicbrainz Svn
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T18:57:46.356Z

Reserved: 2006-08-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-4197

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Status : Modified

Published: 2006-08-17T21:04:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:28:35.717

Link: CVE-2006-4197

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