7.5
HIGH
CVE-2006-6172
RealMedia RTSP Stream Handler Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Buffer overflow in the asmrp_eval function in the RealMedia RTSP stream handler (asmrp.c) for Real Media input plugin, as used in (1) xine/xine-lib, (2) MPlayer 1.0rc1 and earlier, and possibly others, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a rulebook with a large number of rulematches.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 30, 2006, 3:28 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:22 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-6172 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 Mplayer mplayer
1 Xine real_media_input_plugin
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-2006-6172.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/23218
http://secunia.com/advisories/23242
http://secunia.com/advisories/23249
http://secunia.com/advisories/23301
http://secunia.com/advisories/23335
http://secunia.com/advisories/23512
http://secunia.com/advisories/23567
http://secunia.com/advisories/24336
http://secunia.com/advisories/24339
http://secunia.com/advisories/25555
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-02.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200702-11.xml
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.433842
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=468432
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1244
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:224
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:112
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/patches/asmrules_fix_20061231.diff
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/news.html#vuln14
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_28_sr.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21435
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-392-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4824
https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1603458&group_id=9655&atid=109655 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23218
http://secunia.com/advisories/23242
http://secunia.com/advisories/23249
http://secunia.com/advisories/23301
http://secunia.com/advisories/23335
http://secunia.com/advisories/23512
http://secunia.com/advisories/23567
http://secunia.com/advisories/24336
http://secunia.com/advisories/24339
http://secunia.com/advisories/25555
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-02.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200702-11.xml
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.433842
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=468432
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1244
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:224
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:112
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/patches/asmrules_fix_20061231.diff
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/news.html#vuln14
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_28_sr.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21435
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-392-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4824
https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1603458&group_id=9655&atid=109655 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

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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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-6172 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-6172 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

9.10 }} -0.17%

score

0.93997

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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