Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 4, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2006-6251

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in VUPlayer 2.44 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in an M3U file, aka an "M3U UNC Name" attack.

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Affected products

Vuplayer/Vuplayer2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:vuplayer:vuplayer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vuplayer:vuplayer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.44
- (no CPE)range: <=2.44

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/21363nvdExploit
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/311192nvdUS Government Resource
secunia.com/advisories/23182nvd
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4783nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30629nvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2870nvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2872nvd

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