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CVE-2006-6261

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2006-12-04 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in Quintessential Player 4.50.1.82 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) M3u or (2) M3u-8 file; or a (3) crafted PLS file with a long value in the (a) NumberofEntries, (b) Length (aka Length1), (c) Filename (aka File1), (d) Title (aka Title1) field, or other unspecified fields.

Affected products

• Quinnware Quintessential Player: through 4.50.1.82

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21331
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30559
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2860
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21331
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30559
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2860

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