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.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Microsoft Windows Explorer - 'explorer.exe .WMV' File Handling Denial of Service EDB-29286 · dos · Dec 15, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20061215 RE: Windows Explorer WMV File Denial Of Service Vulnerability mailing-list
- 20061215 Windows Explorer WMV File Denial Of Service Vulnerability mailing-list
- ADV-2006-5039 vdb-entry
- 21612 vdb-entry