CVE-2006-2200

Stack-based buffer overflow in libmms, as used by (a) MiMMS 0.0.9 and (b) xine-lib 1.1.0 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the (1) send_command, (2) string_utf16, (3) get_data, and (4) get_media_packet functions, and possibly other functions.

What this means for your business

It affects Mimms. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
An attacker can use it remotely, over a network.
FIRST's prediction model gives it a 4% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 90% of all known flaws.

What to do

1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Mimms, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.

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Scoring

CVSS: 5.1 (v2.0)
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Assigned by: security@debian.org

Dates

Published: 2006-06-28
Last modified: 2026-09-23
Sources: NVD

Affected products

Mimms Mimms0.0.9
Xine Xine-Lib1.1.0

As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.