# CVE-2006-0005: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 3 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2006-02-14 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0575
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16644
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24493
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015628
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/692060
- http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=393
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-006
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1559
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-045A.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18852
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1505
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1504
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1520

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