CVE-2006-4702
Buffer overflow in the Windows Media Format Runtime in Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 6.4...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2006-4702- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2006-4702- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-4689 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2006-4689- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qx8c-v492-p6w2 No score
Buffer overflow in the Windows Media Format Runtime in Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 6.4...
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.
- Record
GHSA-qx8c-v492-p6w2- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-4702 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Microsoft Windows Media Player, published December 13, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 27.6%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-274.htm
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-078
securityfocus.com/bid/21505
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-346A.html
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A536
securitytracker.com/id?1017372
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4702
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qx8c-v492-p6w2