Description
Format string vulnerability in input_cdda.c in xine-lib 1-beta through 1-beta 3, 1-rc, 1.0 through 1.0.2, and 1.1.1 allows remote servers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in metadata in CDDB server responses when the victim plays a CD.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Xine-Lib 1.1 - 'Media Player Library' Remote Format String EDB-1242 · remote · Oct 10, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 1
- DSA-863-1 xine-lib - format string vulnerability Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 15044 vdb-entry
- 17132 third-party-advisory
- MDKSA-2005:180 vendor-advisory
- 17282 third-party-advisory
- 17097 third-party-advisory
- 19892 vdb-entry
- SSA:2005-283-01 vendor-advisory
- http://xinehq.de/index.php/security/XSA-2005-1
- DSA-863 vendor-advisory
- 20051008 xine/gxine CD Player Remote Format String Bug mailing-list
- SUSE-SR:2005:024 vendor-advisory
- 17111 third-party-advisory
- GLSA-200510-08 vendor-advisory
- USN-196-1 vendor-advisory
- 17179 third-party-advisory
- 17162 third-party-advisory
- 17099 third-party-advisory
- xinelib-inputcdda-format-string(22545) vdb-entry