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CVE-2006-6172

UNKNOWN
7.5CVSS
Published: 2006-11-30
Updated: 2025-04-09
AI Analysis

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector
network
Access Cmplx
low
Auth
none
Confidentiality
partial
Integrity
partial
Availability
partial
Weaknesses
NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor
MPLAYER
Published
11/30/2006
Last Modified
4/9/2025
Source
NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

mplayer : mplayerxine : real_media_input_plugin

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