CVE-2006-6847 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.3% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
An ActiveX control in ierpplug.dll for RealNetworks RealPlayer 10.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer 7 crash) by invoking the RealPlayer.OpenURLInPlayerBrowser method with a long second argument.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 6.35% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| realnetworks | realplayer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | RealPlayer 10.5 'ierpplug.dll' Internet Explorer 7 - Denial of Service | 2006-12-28 |
References
- http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/21802.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21802
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31141
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3030
- http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/21802.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21802
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31141
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3030
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