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 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.

• CWE-119

• http://secunia.com/advisories/18835Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/423
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1015627Patch
• http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20060214.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/291396Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424983/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425158/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16633Exploit, Patch
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-045A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0574Vendor Advisory
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-005
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24488
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1256
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1578
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1598
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1661
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18835Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/423
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1015627Patch
• http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20060214.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/291396Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424983/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425158/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16633Exploit, Patch
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-045A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0574Vendor Advisory
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-005
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24488
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1256
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1578
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1598
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1661

Published

Feb 14, 2006

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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