CVE-2006-0006
Heap-based buffer overflow in the bitmap processing routine in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 on Windows 2000 SP4, Media Player 9 on Windows 2000 SP4 and XP SP1, and Media Player 10 on XP SP1 and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 49.6%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the bitmap processing routine in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 on Windows 2000 SP4, Media Player 9 on Windows 2000 SP4 and XP SP1, and Media Player 10 on XP SP1 and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted bitmap (.BMP) file that specifies a size of 0 but contains additional data.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 49.56% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/windows media player · microsoft/windows 2000 · microsoft/windows 2003 server · microsoft/windows 98 · microsoft/windows 98se · microsoft/windows me · microsoft/windows xp
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18835Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/423
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015627Patch
- http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20060214.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/291396Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424983/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425158/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16633Exploit, Patch
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-045A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0574Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-005
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24488
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1256
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1578
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1598
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1661
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18835Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/423
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015627Patch
- http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20060214.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/291396Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424983/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425158/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16633Exploit, Patch
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-045A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0574Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-005
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24488
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1256
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1578
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.