CVE-2006-6759 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Internet Explorer by invoking a specific RealPlayer ActiveX method, requiring user interaction to load the malicious page.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-6759?
CVE-2006-6759 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Realnetworks Realplayer, published on 27 Dec 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A certain ActiveX control in rpau3260.dll in RealNetworks RealPlayer 10.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer crash) by invoking the RealPlayer.Initialize method with certain arguments.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6759?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Realnetworks Realplayer.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6759?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6759 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-6759 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-6759 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Realnetworks Realplayer
Sources
Also known as GHSA-455c-7cfq-wgff.