CVE-2006-0005
HIGHEPSS 99th pctlDescription
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.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18852
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015628
- http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=393
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/692060
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16644
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-045A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0575
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-006
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24493
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1559
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