CVE-2006-6288
Multiple buffer overflows in Niek Albers CoolPlayer 216 and earlier allow remote attackers to...
Multiple buffer overflows in Niek Albers CoolPlayer 216 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a playlist file with long song names, because of an overflow in the CPL_AddPrefixedFile function in CPI_Playlist.c; (2) a skin file with long button names, because of an overflow in the main_skin_check_ini_value function in skin.c; and (3) a skin file with long bitmap filenames, because of an overflow in the main_skin_open function in skin.c.
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Multiple buffer overflows in Niek Albers CoolPlayer 216 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a playlist file with long song names, because of an overflow in the CPL_AddPrefixedFile function in CPI_Playlist.c; (2) a skin file with long button names, because of an overflow in the main_skin_check_ini_value function in skin.c; and (3) a skin file with long bitmap filenames, because of an overflow in the main_skin_open function in skin.c.
- Record
CVE-2006-6288- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple buffer overflows in Niek Albers CoolPlayer 216 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a playlist file with long song names, because of an overflow in the CPL_AddPrefixedFile function in CPI_Playlist.c; (2) a skin file with long button names, because of an overflow in the main_skin_check_ini_value function in skin.c; and (3) a skin file with long bitmap filenames, because of an overflow in the main_skin_open function in skin.c.
- Record
CVE-2006-6288- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-6271 No score
Multiple buffer overflows in Niek Albers CoolPlayer 216 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a playlist file with long song names, because of an overflow in the CPL_AddPrefixedFile function in CPI_Playlist.c; (2) a skin file with long button names, because of an overflow in the main_skin_check_ini_value function in skin.c; and (3) a skin file with long bitmap filenames, because of an overflow in the main_skin_open function in skin.c.
- Record
EUVD-2006-6271- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xwgp-23vp-w4gh No score
Multiple buffer overflows in Niek Albers CoolPlayer 216 and earlier allow remote attackers to...
Multiple buffer overflows in Niek Albers CoolPlayer 216 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a playlist file with long song names, because of an overflow in the CPL_AddPrefixedFile function in CPI_Playlist.c; (2) a skin file with long button names, because of an overflow in the main_skin_check_ini_value function in skin.c; and (3) a skin file with long bitmap filenames, because of an overflow in the main_skin_open function in skin.c.
- Record
GHSA-xwgp-23vp-w4gh- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | CoolPlayer 2.17 - '.m3u' Local Stack Overflow | 2008-01-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-6288 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Niek Albers Coolplayer, published December 4, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.97%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30863
secunia.com/advisories/23360
coolplayer.cvs.sourceforge.net/coolplayer/Main/stdafx.h?view=log
lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051269.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4806
sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=31900&release_id=467783
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securityfocus.com/archive/1/485547/100/100/threaded
exploit-db.com/exploits/4839
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6288
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xwgp-23vp-w4gh