Vulnerability in Vuplayer
CVE-2006-6251
Stack-based buffer overflow in VUPlayer 2.44 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in an M3U file, aka an "M3U UNC Name" attack.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.675 (99.3th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.675 · newest: 0.675 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21363 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2872 (exploit)
- secunia.com/advisories/23182 (third-party-advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2870 (exploit)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30629 (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4783 (vdb-entry)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/311192 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-6251?
- CVE-2006-6251 is a vulnerability in Vuplayer. Published 2006-12-04.
- Is CVE-2006-6251 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.