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TI-2006-06052 Aliases CVE-2006-6288GHSA-xwgp-23vp-w4gh

Multiple buffer overflows in Niek Albers CoolPlayer 216 and earlier allow remote…

Priority LOW 31CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06967 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:niek_albers:coolplayer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 216VulnerableNiek Albers
  • cpe:2.3:a:niek_albers:coolplayer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 216 Vulnerable ·Niek Albers

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-6288
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xwgp-23vp-w4gh

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 3

Sources

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