Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000
CVE-2006-6261
Buffer overflow in Quintessential Player 4.50.1.82 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) M3u or (2) M3u-8 file; or a (3) crafted PLS file with a long value in the (a) NumberofEntries, (b) Length (aka Length1), (c) Filename (aka File1), (d) Title (aka Title1) field, or other unspecified fields.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.058 (93.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.058 · newest: 0.058 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2860 (exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21331 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30559 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-6261?
- CVE-2006-6261 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000. Published 2006-12-04.
- Is CVE-2006-6261 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.