CVE-2006-6250

N/A Unknown
Published: December 04, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21343
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30563
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2861
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21343
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30563
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2861
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
5.3%
90th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

songbird