CVE-2006-6847
An ActiveX control in ierpplug.dll for RealNetworks RealPlayer 10.5 allows remote attackers to...
An ActiveX control in ierpplug.dll for RealNetworks RealPlayer 10.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer 7 crash) by invoking the RealPlayer.OpenURLInPlayerBrowser method with a long second argument.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An ActiveX control in ierpplug.dll for RealNetworks RealPlayer 10.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer 7 crash) by invoking the RealPlayer.OpenURLInPlayerBrowser method with a long second argument.
- Record
CVE-2006-6847- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An ActiveX control in ierpplug.dll for RealNetworks RealPlayer 10.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer 7 crash) by invoking the RealPlayer.OpenURLInPlayerBrowser method with a long second argument.
- Record
CVE-2006-6847- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-6830 No score
An ActiveX control in ierpplug.dll for RealNetworks RealPlayer 10.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer 7 crash) by invoking the RealPlayer.OpenURLInPlayerBrowser method with a long second argument.
- Record
EUVD-2006-6830- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-chhx-97m6-h9f8 No score
An ActiveX control in ierpplug.dll for RealNetworks RealPlayer 10.5 allows remote attackers to...
An ActiveX control in ierpplug.dll for RealNetworks RealPlayer 10.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer 7 crash) by invoking the RealPlayer.OpenURLInPlayerBrowser method with a long second argument.
- Record
GHSA-chhx-97m6-h9f8- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | RealPlayer 10.5 'ierpplug.dll' Internet Explorer 7 - Denial of Service | 2006-12-28 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-6847 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Realnetworks Realplayer, published December 31, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.40%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.