Is CVE-2006-6250 being actively exploited?

CVE-2006-6250 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-6250?

CVE-2006-6250 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2006-6250

HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 3.4%EU EUVD

Format string vulnerability in Songbird Media Player 0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an M3U Playlist file containing extended ASCII, which causes the Unicode converter to be invoked.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.8 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS score: 3.4% (89th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2006-6233)
Published: December 4, 2006
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-6233 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

songbird / songbird media player

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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