Buffer overflow in the plug-in for Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 9 and 10, when used in browsers other than Internet Explorer and set as the default application to handle media files, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via HTML with an EMBED element containing a long src attribute.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-0005 is rated High Exploit Risk (90.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 75.52%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.75% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1520 | exploit_db | edb | 2006-02-22 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 1504 | exploit_db | edb | 2006-02-17 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 1505 | exploit_db | edb | 2006-02-17 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-12-28 | 71.77% | 75.52% | +3.75% |
| 2 | 2025-12-27 | 75.52% | 71.77% | -3.75% |
| 3 | 2025-10-28 | — | 75.52% | — |
Full EPSS history (15 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
|
8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows-nt | datacenter_server | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:datacenter_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows-nt | datacenter_server | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:datacenter_server:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows-nt | datacenter_server | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:datacenter_server:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows-nt | datacenter_server | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:datacenter_server:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows-nt | datacenter_server | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:datacenter_server:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows-nt | xp | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp2:home:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows-nt | xp_tablet_pc | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp_tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows-nt | xp_tablet_pc | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp_tablet_pc:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows-nt | xp_tablet_pc | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp_tablet_pc:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2000 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp1:pro:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2000 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp2:pro:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2000 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp3:pro:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2000 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2000 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:pro:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2000 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2000_advanced_server | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000_advanced_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2000_advanced_server | sp1 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000_advanced_server:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2000_advanced_server | sp2 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000_advanced_server:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2000_advanced_server | sp3 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000_advanced_server:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2000_advanced_server | sp4 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000_advanced_server:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | datacenter_edition | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:datacenter_edition:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | datacenter_edition_64-bit | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:datacenter_edition_64-bit:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | enterprise_edition | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:enterprise_edition:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | enterprise_edition_64-bit | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:enterprise_edition_64-bit:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | standard | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:standard:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | standard_64-bit | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:standard_64-bit:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | web_edition | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:web_edition:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2000 | none | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2000:none:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2000 | sp1 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2000:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2000 | sp2 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2000:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2000 | sp3 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2003 | datacenter_sp1 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:datacenter_sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2003 | enterprise_sp1 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:enterprise_sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2003 | standard_sp1 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:standard_sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2003 | web_edition_sp1 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:web_edition_sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_xp | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:home:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_xp | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:media_center:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_xp | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:pro:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_xp | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_xp | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:home:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_xp | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:media_center:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_xp | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:pro:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_xp | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:media_center:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_xp | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:pro:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_xp | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |