CVE-2006-6026
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…
- 10.0HighCVSS base score
- 11.3%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 4.0% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
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.
Public exploit
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Show the exploits2
Exploit-DB1 entry
- Helix Server 11.0.1 (Windows 2000 SP4) - Remote Heap Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 3531remote, windowspublished 21 Mar 2007Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 3531 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
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Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 11.3% · top 4.0% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References12
- http://gleg.net/helix.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 3531 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- [Server-cvs] 20070131 protocol/rtsp rtspprot.cpp,1.80,1.81 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 20070320 Helix Server heap overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://web.archive.org/web/20060502082622/www.gleg.net/vulndisco_pack_professional.shtml (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://docs.real.com/docs/security/SecurityUpdate032107Server.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 23068 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 21141 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 22944 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2007-1056 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20070323 Helix Server LoadTestPassword Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VIMx_transferred
- 20070324 Helix Server LoadTestPassword Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VIMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2006-6009 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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