CVE-2007-6236

Microsoft Windows Media Player - DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-6236. PoCs published by Gil-Dong / Woo-Chi.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit generates a malformed AIFF file that triggers a divide-by-zero exception in Windows Media Player, causing a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. The PoC creates a file with crafted headers and data that crash the application upon playback.

Description

Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a certain AIFF file that triggers a divide-by-zero error, as demonstrated by kr.aiff.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Gil-Dong / Woo-Chi · cdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4682

This exploit generates a malformed AIFF file that triggers a divide-by-zero exception in Windows Media Player, causing a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. The PoC creates a file with crafted headers and data that crash the application upon playback.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Windows Media Player (versions affected by CVE-2007-6236)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Ability to deliver the malformed AIFF file to the target system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4682
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/43715
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38797
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26648

Scores

EPSS 0.1861
EPSS Percentile 96.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-189
Status published
Products (1)
microsoft/windows_media_player 11
Published Dec 04, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026