GNOME Rhythmbox 0.11.5 g_hash_table_lookup input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNOME Rhythmbox 0.11.5. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function g_hash_table_lookup. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-7185. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNOME Rhythmbox 0.11.5 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function g_hash_table_lookup. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was shared 09/08/2009 by Juan Pablo Lopez Yacubian (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-7185 since 09/08/2009. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 254308 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2008-7185), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43436), Exploit-DB (31968), Tenable (254308) and SecurityFocus (BID 29958†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 254308
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2008-7185

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnome.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Juan Pablo Lopez Yacubian
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-7185 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-7185
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49874
X-Force: 43436
SecurityFocus: 29958 - GNOME Rhythmbox Malformed Playlist File Denial Of Service Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/26/2025 10:14
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (47), 01/19/2019 11:42 (5), 12/21/2024 23:10 (27), 08/26/2025 10:14 (3)
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