CVE-2007-6401
Stack-based buffer overflow in mplayer2.exe in Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 6.4, when...
Stack-based buffer overflow in mplayer2.exe in Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 6.4, when used with the 3ivx 4.5.1 or 5.0.1 codec, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a certain .mp4 file, possibly a related issue to CVE-2007-6402.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Stack-based buffer overflow in mplayer2.exe in Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 6.4, when used with the 3ivx 4.5.1 or 5.0.1 codec, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a certain .mp4 file, possibly a related issue to CVE-2007-6402.
- Record
CVE-2007-6401- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in mplayer2.exe in Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 6.4, when used with the 3ivx 4.5.1 or 5.0.1 codec, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a certain .mp4 file, possibly a related issue to CVE-2007-6402.
- Record
CVE-2007-6401- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-6367 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in mplayer2.exe in Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 6.4, when used with the 3ivx 4.5.1 or 5.0.1 codec, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a certain .mp4 file, possibly a related issue to CVE-2007-6402.
- Record
EUVD-2007-6367- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hxgc-wgw8-44gx No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in mplayer2.exe in Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 6.4, when...
Stack-based buffer overflow in mplayer2.exe in Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 6.4, when used with the 3ivx 4.5.1 or 5.0.1 codec, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a certain .mp4 file, possibly a related issue to CVE-2007-6402.
- Record
GHSA-hxgc-wgw8-44gx- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4 - '.MP4' File Stack Overflow | 2007-12-08 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, exploits, facts, references, title | Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-6401 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Windows Media Player, published December 17, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 29.7%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.