CVE-2007-6235 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash RealPlayer via a malformed .au file, requiring user interaction to open the file.
- 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-2007-6235?
CVE-2007-6235 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Realnetworks Realplayer, published on 4 Dec 2007. 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 RealNetworks RealPlayer 11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed .au file that triggers a divide-by-zero error. NOTE: this might be related to CVE-2007-4904.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6235?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Realnetworks Realplayer.
How do I fix CVE-2007-6235?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-6235 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-2007-6235 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-6235 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Realnetworks Realplayer
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5mc3-fgcf-rc9v.