Is CVE-2006-6172 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2006-6172 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2006-6172?

CVE-2006-6172 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2006-6172?

CVE-2006-6172 has an EPSS score of 5.35% (92th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2006-6172?

Upgrade mplayer on debian 11 to 1.0~rc1-11 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2006-6172

HIGHEPSS 92th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in the asmrp_eval function in the RealMedia RTSP stream handler (asmrp.c) for Real Media input plugin, as used in (1) xine/xine-lib, (2) MPlayer 1.0rc1 and earlier, and possibly others, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a rulebook with a large number of rulematches.

How to fix

Remediation Available

mplayerDebian

Fixed in:1.0~rc1-11CVE-2006-6172

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

5.35%probability of exploitation in 30 days

92ndpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 92% of all known CVEs.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.