{"id":"CVE-2012-5691","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2012-5691","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T07:55:57.993Z","title":"Buffer overflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer before 16.0.0.282 and RealPlayer SP 1.0 through 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RealMedia file.","description":"Buffer overflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer before 16.0.0.282 and RealPlayer SP 1.0 through 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RealMedia file.","published":"2012-12-19T11:55:57.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:47:16.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":9.3,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["realnetworks/realplayer","realnetworks/realplayer sp"],"epss":{"score":0.52703,"percentile":0.98973,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2012-12-27","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":23694,"kind":"exploit","title":"RealPlayer - '.RealMedia' File Handling Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23694","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/remote/23694.rb","file":"exploits/windows/remote/23694.rb","published":"2012-12-27","added":"2012-12-29","updated":"2012-12-29","author":"Metasploit","type":"remote","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2012-5691","OSVDB-88486"],"tags":"Metasploit Framework (MSF)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":"http://www.exploit-db.comRealPlayer.exe","screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 52.7%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/12142012_player/en/","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/12142012_player/en/","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5691","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}