# CVE-2006-6601: Windows Media Player 10.00.00.4036 in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a .MID

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2006-12-15 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Windows Media Player 10.00.00.4036 in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a .MID (MIDI) file with a malformed header chunk without any track chunks, possibly involving (1) number of tracks of (2) time division fields that are set to 0.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454505/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5039
- http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-December/001182.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21612
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29285
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2935

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