National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2006-6134

Overview

Heap-based buffer overflow in the WMCheckURLScheme function in WMVCORE.DLL in Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 10.00.00.4036 on Windows XP SP2, Server 2003, and Server 2003 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and execute arbitrary code via a long HREF attribute, using an unrecognized protocol, in a REF element in an ASX PlayList file.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA06-346A

Name: TA06-346A

Hyperlink:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-346A.html

US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#208769

Name: VU#208769

Hyperlink:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/208769

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2006-4882

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4882

External Source: BID

Name: 21247

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21247

External Source: HP

Name: HPSBST02180

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/454969/100/200/threaded

External Source: HP

Name: SSRT061288

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/454969/100/200/threaded

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20061205 eEye's Zero-Day Tracker Launch

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/453579/100/0/threaded

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20061122 Windows Media ASX PlayList File Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Type: Advisory; Exploit

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/452352/100/0/threaded

External Source: MS

Name: MS06-078

Hyperlink:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-078.mspx

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-274.htm

Hyperlink:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-274.htm

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1017354

Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1017354

External Source: SREASON

Name: 1922

Hyperlink:http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1922

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 22971

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/22971

External Source: MISC

Name: http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061122.html

Hyperlink:http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061122.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/12/07/public-proof-of-concept-code-for-asx-file-format-isssue.aspx

Hyperlink:http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/12/07/public-proof-of-concept-code-for-asx-file-format-isssue.aspx

US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:669

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:669

Type: Tool Signature

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:669

References to Check Content

Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:669

Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:669