CVE-2006-0005

Exp

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.

Published: 2006-02-14 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

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.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-0005

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 ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-0005

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)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-0005

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-0005

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-0005

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:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-0005

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