Microsoft Windows 2000/Server 2003/XP Media Player EMBED Tag memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 2000/Server 2003/XP. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Media Player. Performing a manipulation as part of EMBED Tag results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2006-0005. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 2000/Server 2003/XP (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the component Media Player. The manipulation as part of a EMBED Tag leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 02/14/2006. The weakness was shared 02/14/2006 by John Cobb (iDefense) with iDEFENSE as MS06-006 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-0005 since 11/09/2005. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After 3 days, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at securiteam.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2189 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $100k and more. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20906 (MS06-006: Vulnerability in Windows Media Player Plug-in Could Allow Remote Code Execution (911564)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90296 (Windows Media Player Plug-in with Non-Microsoft Internet Browsers Could Allow Remote Code Execution (MS06-006)).

Applying the patch MS06-006 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at windowsupdate.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 5710. In this case the pattern EMBED is used for detection. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3988.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24493), Exploit-DB (1504), Tenable (20906), SecurityFocus (BID 16644†) and OSVDB (23132†). The entries VDB-2051 and VDB-2050 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 20906
Nessus Name: MS06-006: Vulnerability in Windows Media Player Plug-in Could Allow Remote Code Execution (911564)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/wmp_plugin_embed
Saint Name: Windows Media Player plugin EMBED buffer overflow

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Patch: MS06-006

Snort ID: 5710
Snort Message: WEB-CLIENT Windows Media Player Plugin for Non-IE browsers buffer overflow attempt
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS06-006
Researcher: John Cobb (iDefense)
Organization: iDEFENSE
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-0005 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0005
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2049

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X-Force: 24493 - Microsoft Windows Media Player Plugin EMBED element buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 16644 - Microsoft Windows Media Player Plugin Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 18852 - Windows Media Player Plug-in EMBED Element Buffer Overflow, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 23132 - Microsoft Windows Media Player Plug-in Malformed EMBED Element Arbitrary Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1015628
Vulnerability Center: 10342 - [MS06-006] Microsoft Media Player Plug-In Allows Arbitrary Code Execution via Crafted HTML with EMBE, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-0575

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/16/2006 11:53
Updated: 06/25/2025 06:42
Changes: 02/16/2006 11:53 (121), 06/14/2019 09:13 (2), 01/24/2025 00:23 (17), 06/25/2025 06:42 (2)
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