CVE-2006-6251
HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 67.6%EU EUVD
Stack-based buffer overflow in VUPlayer 2.44 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in an M3U file, aka an "M3U UNC Name" attack.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 67.6% (99th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-6234)
- 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-2006-6234 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- vuplayer / vuplayer
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23182
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/311192(US Government Resource)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21363(Exploit)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4783
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30629
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2870
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2872
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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