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CVE-2006-0025

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 48.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2006-06-13 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 and 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PNG image with a large chunk size.

Affected products

• Microsoft Corporation Windows Media Player: 9, 10

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/20626
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016284
• http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=406
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/608020
• http://www.osvdb.org/26430
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18385
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-164A.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2322
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-024
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26788
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1230
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1729

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