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CVE-2012-4987
Stack-based buffer overflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer 15.0.5.109 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a…
Medium6.8EPSS 3.0%
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- mitre
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer 15.0.5.109 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ZIP file that triggers incorrect processing of long pathnames by the Watch Folders feature.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.0% · top 13% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- 56324 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20121026 Realplayer Watchfolders Long Filepath Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/realplayer-watchfolders.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/117691/Realplayer-Watchfolders-Long-Filepath-Overflow.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- realplayer-watch-folder-bo(79663) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 86721 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
Sources
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Record last updated .