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    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 with an EMBED element containing a long src attribute.

    Published:Feb 14, 2006
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Feb 14, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.75519
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows-nt
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 2000
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 2000 Advanced Server
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 2003 Server
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2000
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2003
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Xp

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1520https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1504https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1505

    Related CVEs

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    CVE-2008-3630 (CVSS 6.4) — mDNSResponder in Apple Bonjour for Windows before 1.0.5, when an application uses the Bonjour API for unicast …
    CVE-2008-3635 (CVSS 9.3) — Stack-based buffer overflow in QuickTimeInternetExtras.qtx in an unspecified third-party Indeo v3.2 (aka IV32)…
    CVE-2008-3624 (CVSS 6.8) — Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.5.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code o…
    CVE-2008-3614 (CVSS 6.8) — Integer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.5.5 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code …
    CVE-2008-3008 (CVSS 9.3) — Stack-based buffer overflow in the WMEncProfileManager ActiveX control in wmex.dll in Microsoft Windows Media …
    CVE-2008-3014 (CVSS 9.3) — Buffer overflow in gdiplus.dll in GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server 20…
    CVE-2007-5348 (CVSS 9.3) — Integer overflow in GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2…
    CVE-2008-3012 (CVSS 9.3) — gdiplus.dll in GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vis…

    References

    http://secunia.com/advisories/18852
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1015628
    http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=393
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/692060
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16644
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-045A.html
    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/18852
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1015628
    http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=393
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/692060
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16644
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-045A.html
    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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High