CVE-2006-0005
EXPLOITEDWindows Media Player 9-10 - Remote Code Execution via Long EMBED src Attribute
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
CVE-2006-0005 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV). EIP tracks 3 public exploits from researchers including Matthew Murphy, H D Moore.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a heap spray technique to exploit CVE-2006-0005 in Windows Media Player, allowing arbitrary code execution via a malicious HTML file. The shellcode creates an administrator account named 'wmp0wn3d' with a password of 'password'.
Description
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.
Exploits (3)
This exploit leverages a heap spray technique to exploit CVE-2006-0005 in Windows Media Player, allowing arbitrary code execution via a malicious HTML file. The shellcode creates an administrator account named 'wmp0wn3d' with a password of 'password'.
This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Windows Media Player plugin for non-Microsoft browsers (CVE-2006-0005). It crafts a malicious HTML page with an embedded media file to trigger the overflow and execute arbitrary shellcode.
This exploit targets a stack-based buffer overflow in the Windows Media Player plugin for non-Microsoft browsers via a maliciously crafted EMBED tag with an overly long SRC attribute. It leverages heap spraying and SEH overwrites to execute arbitrary shellcode, adding a local administrator account.