RealNetworks RealPlayer 10.5 ActiveX Control realplayer.initialize denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in RealNetworks RealPlayer 10.5. Affected is an unknown function in the library rpau3260.dll of the file realplayer.initialize of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2006-6759. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in RealNetworks RealPlayer 10.5 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown part in the library rpau3260.dll of the file realplayer.initialize of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 12/20/2006. The weakness was shared 12/26/2006 by shinnai (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-6759 since 12/26/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115484 (RealNetworks RealPlayer ActiveX Control Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (31138), Exploit-DB (2966), SecurityFocus (BID 21689†), OSVDB (37387†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-13726†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: realnetworks.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: shinnai
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-6759 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6759
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-34044
X-Force: 31138
SecurityFocus: 21689 - RealNetworks RealPlayer ActiveX Control Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 37387 - RealNetworks - RealPlayer - ActiveX Control - Remote Denial of Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 13726 - RealPlayer 10.5 ActiveX Control Remote Denial of Service, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 06/14/2025 21:23
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (65), 07/13/2019 08:53 (6), 08/12/2024 04:07 (19), 06/14/2025 21:23 (4)
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