CVE-2006-6759 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting RealNetworks RealPlayer 10.5. Specifically, a flaw in an ActiveX control (rpau3260.dll) allows remote attackers to crash Internet Explorer by manipulating arguments passed to the RealPlayer.Initialize method. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with network-based exploitation requiring low attack complexity and resulting in partial availability impact. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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