4.6
MEDIUM
CVE-2006-6288
CoolPlayer Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 4, 2006, 11:28 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-6288 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Niek_albers coolplayer
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-6288.

URL Resource
http://coolplayer.cvs.sourceforge.net/coolplayer/Main/stdafx.h?view=log
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051269.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/23360
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=31900&release_id=467783
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485547/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485564/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485578/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21396
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4806 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30658
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30861
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30863
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4839
http://coolplayer.cvs.sourceforge.net/coolplayer/Main/stdafx.h?view=log
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051269.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/23360
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=31900&release_id=467783
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485547/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485564/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485578/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21396
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4806 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30658
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30861
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30863
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4839

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-6288 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-6288 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://coolplayer.cvs.sourceforge.net/coolplayer/Main/stdafx.h?view=log
    Added Reference http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051269.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23360
    Added Reference http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=31900&release_id=467783
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485547/100/100/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485564/100/100/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485578/100/100/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21396
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4806
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30658
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30861
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30863
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4839
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/485564/100/100/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/485547/100/100/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/485578/100/100/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485578/100/100/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485564/100/100/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485547/100/100/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/4839 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4839 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/30861 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/30658 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/30863 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30863 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30861 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30658 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

5.91 }} 2.19%

score

0.89665

percentile

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