Unscored severity · published Feb 14, 2006
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…
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CVSS
38.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)38.4% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
W2
Windows 2000 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
W2
Windows 2000 Advanced Server · Microsoft
sp1; sp2; sp3; sp4 · source: NVD
W2
Windows 2003 Server · Microsoft
datacenter_edition; datacenter_edition_64-bit; enterprise_edition; enterprise_edition_64-bit; standard; standard_64-bit; +1 more · source: NVD
WS
Windows Server 2000 · Microsoft
none; sp1; sp2; sp3 · source: NVD
WS
Windows Server 2003 · Microsoft
datacenter_sp1; enterprise_sp1; standard_sp1; web_edition_sp1 · source: NVD
WX
Windows XP · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
WI
Windows-nt · Microsoft
datacenter_server; datacenter_server; datacenter_server; datacenter_server; datacenter_server; xp; +3 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0005
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-0005
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18852
securitytracker.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015628
www.idefense.com
http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=393
US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/692060
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16644
US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-045A.html
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