CVEs / CVE-2006-6134
CVE-2006-6134: n/a n/a vulnerability
- high 7.5 CVSS 2.0 (NVD)
- EPSS 44.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of CVEs (1 Nov 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Description
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.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a n/a | n/a | — |
Exploitation
Not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of 30 Oct 2026.
Severity
| CVSS 2.0 | 7.5 highAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
References
- CVE-2006-6134 on NVD
- 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
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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