// For flags

CVE-2006-6601

Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4/10.0 - MID Malformed Header Chunk Denial of Service

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

43.3%
*EPSS

Affected Versions

1
*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Windows Media Player 10.00.00.4036 in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a .MID (MIDI) file with a malformed header chunk without any track chunks, possibly involving (1) number of tracks of (2) time division fields that are set to 0.

Windows Media Player 10.00.00.4036 en Microsoft Windows XP SP2 permite a atacantes remotos con la intervención del usuario provocar una denegación de servicio mediante un archivo .MID (MIDI) con un trozo de cabecera mal formada sin ningún trozo de pista, posiblemente afectando (1) número de pistas (2), campos de división de tiempo establecidos a 0.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2006-12-15 CVE Reserved
  • 2006-12-15 CVE Published
  • 2006-12-15 First Exploit
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-399: Resource Management Errors
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions (1)