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Critical
CVE-2006-0005
Buffer overflow in the plug-in for Microsoft Windows Media Player...
Vulnerability Description
Buffer overflow in the plug-in for Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 9 and 10, when used in browsers other than Internet Explorer and set as the default application to handle media files, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via HTML with an EMBED element containing a long src attribute.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0575
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16644
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24493
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015628
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/692060
- http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=393
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-006
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1559
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-045A.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18852
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Vulnerable Versions:
datacenter_server, xp, xp_tablet_pc, sp1, sp2, sp3, sp4, datacenter_edition, datacenter_edition_64-bit, enterprise_edition, enterprise_edition_64-bit, standard, standard_64-bit, web_edition, none, datacenter_sp1, enterprise_sp1, standard_sp1, web_edition_sp1
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 14th, 2006
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.