CVE-2005-2922
Heap-based buffer overflow in the embedded player in multiple RealNetworks products and versions including RealPlayer 10.x, RealOne Player, and Helix Player allows remote malicious servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.78%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the embedded player in multiple RealNetworks products and versions including RealPlayer 10.x, RealOne Player, and Helix Player allows remote malicious servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a chunked Transfer-Encoding HTTP response in which either (1) the chunk header length is specified as -1, (2) the chunk header with a length that is less than the actual amount of sent data, or (3) a missing chunk header.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 5.78% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- realnetworks/helix player · realnetworks/realone player · realnetworks/realplayer · realnetworks/rhapsody
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19358Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19365Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015808
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/172489Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_18_realplayer.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-762.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-788.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17202Exploit
- http://www.service.real.com/realplayer/security/03162006_player/en/Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1057Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25409
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11444
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19358Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19365Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015808
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/172489Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_18_realplayer.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-762.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-788.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17202Exploit
- http://www.service.real.com/realplayer/security/03162006_player/en/Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1057Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25409
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11444
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.