| Patch Name : |
WindowsMedia9-KB911565-x86-ENU.exe |
| Patch Description : |
Security Update for Windows Media Player 9 (KB911565) |
| Bulletin Id : |
MS06-005 |
| Bulletin Title : |
Vulnerability in Windows Media Player Could Allow Remote Code Execution (911565) |
| KnowledgeBase : | 911565 |
| Severity : |
Critical |
| Location Path : | WindowsMedia9-KB911565-x86-ENU.exe |
| Bulletin Summary: |
This update resolves a newly-discovered, privately-reported vulnerability. The vulnerability is documented in the "Vulnerability Details" section of this bulletin.
If a user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less affected than users who operate with administrative user rights.
We recommend that customers apply the update immediately. |
| Superceding Bulletin Id : |
MS06-024 |
| Patch Release Date : |
Feb 14, 2006 |
| CVE Id : | CVE-2006-0006 |
| Affected Product Information |
|
| Product Name |
Service Pack Name |
| Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows Server 2003 | Windows Server 2003 Gold |
| Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows XP | Windows XP Service Pack 2 |
|
| File changes |
|
| File Path |
Version |
| %windir%\system32\Wmp.dll | 9.0.0.3344 |
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| Registry changes |
|
| Registry Path |
Key Name |
Key Value |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows Media Player 9\SP0\KB911565 | | -2 |
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