THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2006-6026
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2006-6026

Helix Dna Server vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
10.4%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
Heap-based buffer overflow in Real Networks Helix Server and Helix Mobile Server before 11.1.3, and Helix DNA Server 11.0 and 11.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a DESCRIBE request that contains an invalid LoadTestPassword field.
Affected vendor
Realnetworks
Affected product
Helix Dna Server
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2006-11-21

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 10.4% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2006-6026

  • Confirm whether Realnetworks Helix Dna Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2006-6026.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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