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CVE-2006-6172

Published: Nov 30, 2006 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6172
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
MplayerMplayer*1.0_rc1 (including)
Real_media_input_pluginXine**
MplayerUbuntudapper*
MplayerUbuntuedgy*
MplayerUbuntuupstream*
Xine-libUbuntudapper*
Xine-libUbuntuedgy*
Xine-libUbuntuupstream*

References

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