CVE-2006-0005

N/A Unknown
Published: February 14, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18852
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015628
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/692060
Source: secure@microsoft.com
US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16644
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-045A.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
US Government Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/18852
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015628
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/692060
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16644
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-045A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0575
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24493
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

20 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
75.5%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

microsoft