CVE-2006-6172
xine-lib
EPSS 4.5%
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.
How to fix CVE-2006-6172
To remediate CVE-2006-6172, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/mplayer—upgrade to 1.0~rc1-11 or later
- Debian/xine-lib—upgrade to 1.0.1-1sarge5 or later
Is CVE-2006-6172 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 4.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.0~rc1-11
- from 0, < 1.0.1-1sarge5