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TI-2006-05936 Aliases CVE-2006-6172GHSA-q9x8-j998-f5qh

Buffer overflow in the asmrp_eval function in the RealMedia RTSP stream handler (asmrp.c)…

Priority MEDIUM 42Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05825 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mplayer:mplayer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.0_rc1VulnerableMplayer
cpe:2.3:a:xine:real_media_input_plugin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableXine
  • cpe:2.3:a:mplayer:mplayer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0_rc1 Vulnerable ·Mplayer
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:real_media_input_plugin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Xine

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-6172
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q9x8-j998-f5qh

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 8

Other 4

Sources

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