CVE-2006-6250

Public Exploit

Description

Format string vulnerability in Songbird Media Player 0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an M3U Playlist file containing extended ASCII, which causes the Unicode converter to be invoked.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 4.24% Top 15%

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21343	vdb entry exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30563	vdb entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2861	exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6250?: CVE-2006-6250 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6250?: To fix CVE-2006-6250, 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-2006-6250 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-6250 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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