CVE-2006-0005 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow in the Windows Media Player browser plugin when handling malicious HTML with long src attributes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-0005?
CVE-2006-0005 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 14 Feb 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Buffer overflow in the plug-in for Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 9 and 10, when used in browsers other than Internet Explorer and set as the default application to handle media files, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via HTML with an EMBED element containing a long src attribute.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0005?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows-Nt, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2000, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0005?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0005 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2006-0005 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-0005 exists.
Public exploit code: 3 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2000
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6h2j-xchg-wcx8.