Heap-based buffer overflow in rtffplin.cpp in RealPlayer 10.5 6.0.12.1056 on Windows, and 10, 10.0.1.436, and other versions before 10.0.5…

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in rtffplin.cpp in RealPlayer 10.5 6.0.12.1056 on Windows, and 10, 10.0.1.436, and other versions before 10.0.5 on Linux, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a RealMedia file with a long RealText string, such as an SMIL file.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

4.1% · top 9.2% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.1.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (8)

• RHSA-2005:517 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• DSA-826 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• RHSA-2005:523 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 16981 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20050623 RealNetworks RealPlayer RealText Parsing Heap Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9509 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2005:037 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• http://service.real.com/help/faq/security/050623_player/EN/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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)
• 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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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 21:59 UTC.