CVE-2006-6172

NONE EPSS 91.6%
Published Nov 30, 200619y ago · Modified Jun 16, 20262w ago
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Published Nov 30, 2006 19y ago
Last Modified Jun 16, 2026 2w ago

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.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
91.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
Patch Available

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
mplayermplayer* ≤1.0_rc1
xinereal_media_input_plugin*any

References 24

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

Remediation

  • sourceforge.net https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1603458&group_id=9655&atid=109655
    ExploitPatchVendor Advisory