CVE-2006-0006

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

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18835
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/423
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015627
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Patch
http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20060214.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/291396
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424983/100/0/threaded
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425158/100/0/threaded
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16633
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Exploit Patch
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-045A.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0574
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-005
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24488
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1256
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1578
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1598
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1661
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/18835
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/423
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015627
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20060214.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/291396
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424983/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425158/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16633
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-045A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0574
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-005
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24488
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1256
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1578
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1598
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1661
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

32 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
71.6%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

microsoft

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