CVE-2006-0006

Public Exploit

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.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 73.90% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory eeye.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1256 vdb entry signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1578 vdb entry signature
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0574 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424983/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16633 exploit vdb entry patch
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/423 third party advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-045A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015627 vdb entry patch
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/291396 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20060214.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425158/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24488 vdb entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-005 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18835 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1598 vdb entry signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1661 vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0006?
CVE-2006-0006 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0006?
To fix CVE-2006-0006, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-0006 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-0006 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~74% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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