CVE-2006-6444

Stack-based buffer overflow in Nostra DivX Player 2.1, 2.2.00.0, and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in an M3U file. NOTE: The provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Published: 2006-12-10 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-6444 is rated Moderate Risk (55.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.51%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-6444

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 2026-06-15 3.37% 2.51% -0.86%
2 2025-09-20 2.75% 3.37% +0.62%
3 2025-07-29 2.75%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-6444

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-2006-6444

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-6444

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2006-6444: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-6444

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-6444

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
divx divx_player 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_player:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
divx divx_player 2.2.00.0 cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_player:2.2.00.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-6444

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