CVE-2006-0006

Critical

Description

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.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.3
Exploit probability—
ProductMicrosoft Windows Media Player
PublishedFeb 14, 2006
First seenFeb 14, 2006

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
microsoft windows_media_player7.1, 9, 10—
microsoft windows_2000No range specified—
microsoft windows_2003_serverr2—
microsoft windows_98No range specified—
microsoft windows_98seNo range specified—
microsoft windows_meNo range specified—
microsoft windows_xpNo range specified—

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