Heap-based buffer overflow in the bitmap processing routine in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 on Windows 2000 SP4, Media Player 9 on Windows 2000 SP4 and XP SP1, and Media Player 10 on XP SP1 and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted bitmap (.BMP) file that specifies a size of 0 but contains additional data.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-0006 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 71.63%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1502 | exploit_db | edb | 2006-02-16 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 1500 | exploit_db | edb | 2006-02-15 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | 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 | 2026-03-15 | 73.90% | 71.63% | -2.27% |
| 2 | 2025-10-23 | 80.36% | 73.90% | -6.46% |
| 3 | 2025-10-01 | — | 80.36% | — |
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_media_player | 7.1 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_media_player | 9 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_media_player | 10 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2000 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2000 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:fr:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | r2 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_98 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_98se | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98se:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_me | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_me:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_xp | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_xp | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:* |