CVE-2006-6134
Heap-based buffer overflow in the WMCheckURLScheme function in WMVCORE.DLL in Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 10.00.00.4036 on Windows XP SP2, Server 2003, and Server 2003 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and execute arbitrary code via a long HREF attribute, using an unrecognized protocol, in a REF element in an ASX PlayList file.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 44.1% (99th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-6117)
- Published
- November 28, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-6117 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- microsoft / windows media player
References
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/12/07/public-proof-of-concept-code-for-asx-file-format-isssue.aspx
- http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061122.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22971(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1922
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017354
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-274.htm
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/208769(US Government Resource)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452352/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453579/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454969/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21247(Exploit)
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-346A.html(US Government Resource)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4882(Vendor Advisory)
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-078
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A669
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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