HIGH
Stack-based buffer overflow in VUPlayer 2.44 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in an M3U file, aka an "M3U UNC Name" attack
Published Dec 4, 2006
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 67.55%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in VUPlayer 2.44 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in an M3U file, aka an "M3U UNC Name" attack.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
67.55% 0.67550
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.67550
Score over time
2022-2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (24 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 67.55% (0.67550) | 99.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 2, 2026 | 67.34% (0.67345) | 99.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 66.01% (0.66008) | 99.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 23, 2025 | 78.88% (0.78880) | 99.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 77.09% (0.77094) | 98.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 81.47% (0.81468) | 98.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 77.09% (0.77094) | 98.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 75.99% (0.75993) | 98.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 83.18% (0.83181) | 98.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 24, 2024 | 87.23% (0.87227) | 98.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 15, 2024 | 85.99% (0.85994) | 98.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 86.75% (0.86749) | 98.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 9, 2024 | 85.51% (0.85507) | 98.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 30, 2024 | 85.80% (0.85801) | 98.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 23, 2023 | 84.36% (0.84364) | 98.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 15, 2023 | 80.00% (0.79997) | 97.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 8, 2023 | 83.28% (0.83276) | 98.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 61.21% (0.61212) | 97.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 24, 2023 | 43.38% (0.43377) | 96.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | 40.52% (0.40524) | 96.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 38.73% (0.38729) | 96.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 36.99% (0.36993) | 96.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 75.39% (0.75392) | 99.35th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 75.39% (0.75392) | 99.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23182 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/311192 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21363 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4783 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30629 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2870 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2872 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23182 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/311192 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21363 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4783 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30629 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2870 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2872 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 4, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 3, 2006
Link CVE-2006-6251
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a