CVE-2007-6401

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 29.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2007-12-17 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in mplayer2.exe in Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 6.4, when used with the 3ivx 4.5.1 or 5.0.1 codec, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a certain .mp4 file, possibly a related issue to CVE-2007-6402.

Affected products

3Ivx Mpeg-4 Codec: 4.5.1, 5.0.1
Microsoft Corporation Windows Media Player: 6.4

References

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3453
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484779/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26773
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019064
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4141
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3453
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484779/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26773
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019064
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4141

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