CVE-2006-6172

N/A Unknown
Published: November 30, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23218
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23242
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23249
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23301
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23335
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23512
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23567
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/24336
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/24339
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/25555
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-02.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200702-11.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.433842
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=468432
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1244
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:224
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:112
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/patches/asmrules_fix_20061231.diff
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/news.html#vuln14
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_28_sr.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21435
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-392-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4824
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1603458&group_id=9655&atid=109655
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23218
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23242
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23249
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23301
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23335
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23512
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23567
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/24336
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/24339
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/25555
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-02.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200702-11.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.433842
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=468432
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1244
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:224
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:112
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/patches/asmrules_fix_20061231.diff
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/news.html#vuln14
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_28_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21435
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-392-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4824
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1603458&group_id=9655&atid=109655
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

48 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.5%
89th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

xine mplayer