CVE-2006-6602 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

explorer.exe in Windows Explorer 6.00.2900.2180 in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted WMV file.

Published: 2006-12-15

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 40.1% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_explorer:6.00.2900.2180:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.40052.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454502/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454584/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21612
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5039

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows Explorer Windows Xp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-12-15T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T20:33:59.883Z

Reserved: 2006-12-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-6602

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-12-15T22:28:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-6602

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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