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CVE-2006-0323

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-0323 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in swfformat.dll affecting multiple RealNetworks products, including RealPlayer, RealOne Player, Rhapsody, and Helix Player. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious SWF (Flash) file with an incorrect size value or other manipulations. With a CVSS score of 9.3 (critical) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this vulnerability poses a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and complete compromise potential. While not listed in CISA KEV, public exploit code exists in ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realone_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:10.0:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:10.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
16.74%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-1622 · Mar 28, 2006
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1674 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2006-0323Critical

security flaw

Mar 22, 2006

References

secunia.com / advisories/19358
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/19362
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/19365
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/19390
Vendor Advisory
securityreason.com / securityalert/690
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/25408
gentoo.org / security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-24.xml
PatchVendor Advisory
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/231028
PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2006_18_realplayer.html
PatchVendor Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2006-0257.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/430621/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/17202
Exploit
service.real.com / realplayer/security/03162006_player/en
Patch
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/1057