CVE-2006-0005

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Summary

CVECVE-2006-0005
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-02-14 19:06:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionBuffer 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS: 0.755190000 probability, percentile 0.988970000 (date 2026-04-16)

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows-nt datacenter_server All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows-nt datacenter_server sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows-nt datacenter_server sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows-nt datacenter_server sp3 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows-nt datacenter_server sp4 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows-nt xp sp2 home All
Operating System Microsoft Windows-nt xp_tablet_pc All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows-nt xp_tablet_pc sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows-nt xp_tablet_pc sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp1 pro All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp2 pro All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp3 pro All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp4 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp4 pro All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server sp1 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server sp2 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server sp3 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server sp4 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server datacenter_edition All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server datacenter_edition_64-bit All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server enterprise_edition All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server enterprise_edition_64-bit All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server standard All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server standard_64-bit All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server web_edition All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2000 none All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2000 sp1 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2000 sp2 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2000 sp3 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 datacenter_sp1 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 enterprise_sp1 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 standard_sp1 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 web_edition_sp1 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All All home All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All All media_center All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All All pro All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All All x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp1 home All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp1 media_center All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp1 pro All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp2 media_center All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp2 pro All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA06-045A -- Microsoft Windows, Windows Media Player, and Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-006 - Critical | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Windows Media Player Plug-in for 3rd Party Browsers Buffer Overflow in Processing EMBED Elements Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Windows Media Player Plug-in EMBED Element Buffer Overflow - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#692060 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
Microsoft Windows Media Player Plugin Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Accenture | Let there be change af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.idefense.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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