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CVE-2006-4702 (GCVE-0-2006-4702)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2006-12-13 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 19:23
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21505 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-346A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def… vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454969/100… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017372 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Date Public
2006-12-12 00:00
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