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.

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.

EPSS: 0.058 (92.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

cve@mitre.org (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)

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.