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CVE-2006-6602

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 15.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2006-12-15 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

explorer.exe in Windows Explorer 6.00.2900.2180 in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted WMV file.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows Explorer: 6.00.2900.2180
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454502/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454584/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21612
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5039
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454502/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454584/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21612
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5039

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