CVE-2006-0006

Summary

CVECVE-2006-0006
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-02-14 22:06:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-19 15:41:00 UTC
DescriptionHeap-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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp4 All fr
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp4 All fr
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server r2 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server r2 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 98 All gold All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 98 All gold All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 98se All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 98se All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Me All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Me All All All All
Application Microsoft Windows Media Player 10 All All All
Application Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 All All All
Application Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 All All All
Application Microsoft Windows Media Player 10 All All All
Application Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 All All All
Application Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp1 tablet_pc All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp2 tablet_pc All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp1 tablet_pc All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp2 tablet_pc All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-005 - Critical | Microsoft Docs MS docs.microsoft.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Windows Media Player Bitmap File Bug May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code SECTRACK securitytracker.com Patch
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA06-045A -- Microsoft Windows, Windows Media Player, and Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities CERT www.us-cert.gov Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
Microsoft Windows Media Player Bitmap Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Patch
BeyondTrust | Privileged Access Management, Cyber Security, and Remote Access (formerly Bomgar) | BeyondTrust MISC www.eeye.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
SecurityReason - Windows Media Player BMP Heap Overflow SREASON securityreason.com
Windows Media Player Bitmap File Processing Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#291396 CERT-VN www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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