CVE-2006-6026

Exp

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.

Published: 2006-11-21 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-6026 is rated High Exploit Risk (89.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 30.41%, 96th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-6026

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
3531 exploit_db edb 2007-03-21 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-6026

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-10-24 29.88% 30.41% +0.53%
2 2025-10-08 40.12% 29.88% -10.24%
3 2025-07-10 — 40.12% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-6026

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-6026

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-6026

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2006-6026: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-6026

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-6026

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
realnetworks helix_dna_server 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_dna_server:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks helix_dna_server 11.1 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_dna_server:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks helix_mobile_server <= 11.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_mobile_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks helix_server <= 11.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks helix_server 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_server:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks helix_server 11.1 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_server:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-6026

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