Buffer overflow in playlistimport.cpp in Kaffeine Player 0.4.2 through 0.7.1 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via long HTTP request headers when Kaffeine is "fetching remote playlists", which triggers the overflow in the http_peek function.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-0051 is rated Moderate Risk (52/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.49%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 2.54% | 3.49% | +0.95% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 3.89% | 2.54% | -1.35% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 3.89% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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4.9 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2006-0051 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (kaffeine), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-0051 |
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2006-0051: 1 GLSA(s) (200604-04), 1 atom(s) (media-video/kaffeine); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2006-0051 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2006-0051 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (kaffeine), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-0051 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| kaffeine | kaffeine_player | 0.4.2 | cpe:2.3:a:kaffeine:kaffeine_player:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| kaffeine | kaffeine_player | 0.4.3 | cpe:2.3:a:kaffeine:kaffeine_player:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| kaffeine | kaffeine_player | 0.4.3b | cpe:2.3:a:kaffeine:kaffeine_player:0.4.3b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| kaffeine | kaffeine_player | 0.5_rc1 | cpe:2.3:a:kaffeine:kaffeine_player:0.5_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| kaffeine | kaffeine_player | 0.7.1 | cpe:2.3:a:kaffeine:kaffeine_player:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |