PT-2006-6880 · Vuplayer · Vuplayer

Greg Linares · Published 2006-12-04 · Updated 2017-10-19 · CVE-2006-6251

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VUPlayer versions 2.44 and earlier

Description A stack-based buffer overflow issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in an M3U file. This type of attack is referred to as an "M3U UNC Name" attack.

Recommendations For versions 2.44 and earlier, update to a version later than 2.44 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of long strings in M3U files to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-6251

Affected Products

Vuplayer

References · 10

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/vuplayer_m3u.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/2870 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/16617 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/21363 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/2872 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6251 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23182 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4783 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30629 · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/311192 · Note