CVE-2006-6251

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 67.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-12-04 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected products

Vuplayer: through 2.44

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/23182
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/311192
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21363
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
http://secunia.com/advisories/23182
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/311192
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21363
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4783
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30629

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