CVE-2006-6759 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.8% (pctl 86)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.85% — more likely to be exploited than 86% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-12-27 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| realnetworks | realplayer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | RealPlayer 10.5 - ActiveX Control Denial of Service | 2006-12-20 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21689
- http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/21689.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31138
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2966
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21689
- http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/21689.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31138
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2966
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