CVE-2006-0005
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…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 38.7%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 38.67% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/windows-nt · microsoft/windows 2000 · microsoft/windows 2000 advanced server · microsoft/windows 2003 server · microsoft/windows server 2000 · microsoft/windows server 2003 · microsoft/windows xp
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18852Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015628
- http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=393
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/692060US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16644
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-045A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0575
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-006
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24493
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1559
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18852Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015628
- http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=393
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/692060US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16644
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-045A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0575
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-006
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24493
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1559
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.