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CVE-2006-0006

Heap-based buffer overflow in the bitmap processing routine in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 on Windows 2000 SP4, M

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.

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 0.7163
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 1% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules3 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

7
microsoft windows media playerall versions
microsoft windows 2000all versions
microsoft windows 2003 serverall versions
microsoft windows 98all versions
microsoft windows 98seall versions
microsoft windows meall versions
microsoft windows xpall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

3
remoteMicrosoft Windows Media Player 7.1 < 10 - '.BMP' Heap Overflow (MS06-005) (2)verified
dosMicrosoft Windows Media Player 7.1 < 10 - '.BMP' Heap Overflow (PoC) (MS06-005) (1)verified
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 16633www.securityfocus.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

3
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighUAC Bypass Using Windows Media Player - File
producthighUAC Bypass Using Windows Media Player - Process
producthighUAC Bypass Using Windows Media Player - Registry
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Scoring & Timeline

9.3
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secure@microsoft.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD14 Feb 2006 · 10:06 PM
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References & Sources

15
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/18835PatchVendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/423
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015627Patch
http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20060214.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/291396Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424983/100/0/threaded
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