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CVE-2006-0006

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 X…

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
MicrosoftWindows Media Player
Versions 7.1, 9, 10
MicrosoftWindows 2000
All versions
MicrosoftWindows 2003 Server
Version r2
MicrosoftWindows 98
All versions
MicrosoftWindows 98se
All versions
MicrosoftWindows Me
All versions
MicrosoftWindows Xp
All versions

Weakness classification

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