DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6172

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-6172
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6172.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6172
Upstream
Downstream
Published
2006-11-30T15:28:00Z
Modified
2026-09-12T06:47:35Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / mplayer

Package

Name
mplayer
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mplayer?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0~rc1-11

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6172.json"

Debian:13 / mplayer

Package

Name
mplayer
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mplayer?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0~rc1-11

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6172.json"

Debian:14 / mplayer

Package

Name
mplayer
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mplayer?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0~rc1-11

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6172.json"