CVE-2006-4702

Buffer overflow in the Windows Media Format Runtime in Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 6.4 and Windows XP SP2, Server 2003, and Server 2003 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Advanced Systems Format (ASF) file.

Published: 2006-12-13 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-4702 is rated Moderate Risk (61.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 55.72%, 98th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-4702

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 2025-08-01 55.35% 55.72% +0.38%
2 2025-03-30 62.41% 55.35% -7.06%
3 2025-03-29 — 62.41% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-4702

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-4702

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-4702

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2006-4702: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-4702

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2006-4702

Solution: An attacker who successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the local user. If the end user has administrative rights, the attacker could take complete control of the affected system.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-4702

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows_media_player 6.4 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2003_server gold cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2003_server sp1 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-4702

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