Alert: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-006 - Vulnerability in Windows Media Player Plug-in with Non-Microsoft Internet Browsers Could Allow Remote Code Execution (911564)

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-006:
Vulnerability in Windows Media Player Plug-in with Non-Microsoft
Internet Browsers Could Allow Remote Code Execution (911564)

Bulletin URL:
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-006.mspx>

Version Number: 1.0
Issued Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Impact of Vulnerability: Remote Code Execution
Maximum Severity Rating: Important
Patch(es) Replaced: None
Caveats: None

Tested Software:
Affected Software:
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* Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
<http://tinyurl.com/7bozr>
* Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows XP Service
Pack 2
<http://tinyurl.com/7bozr>
* Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Service Pack 1
<http://tinyurl.com/7bozr>
* Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 x64 Edition
<http://tinyurl.com/atf2v>
* Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Windows Server 2003 (all
versions)
<http://tinyurl.com/943at>

Technical Description:
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* Windows Media Player Plug-in Vulnerability - CVE-2006-0005 A remote
code execution vulnerability exists in the Windows Media Player plug-in
for non-Microsoft Internet browsers because of the way the Windows Media
Player plug-in handles a malformed EMBED element. An attacker could
exploit the vulnerability by constructing a malicious EMBED element that
could potentially allow remote code execution if a user visited a
malicious Web site. An attacker who successfully exploited this
vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system.

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