{"id":"CVE-2016-9018","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-9018","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:46:09.505Z","title":"Improper handling of a repeating VRAT chunk in qcpfformat.dll allows attackers to cause a Null pointer dereference and crash in RealNetworks RealPlayer 18.1.5.705 through a crafted .QCP media file.","description":"Improper handling of a repeating VRAT chunk in qcpfformat.dll allows attackers to cause a Null pointer dereference and crash in RealNetworks RealPlayer 18.1.5.705 through a crafted .QCP media file.","published":"2016-10-28T15:59:19.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:55:18.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":5.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-476"],"affected":["realnetworks/realplayer"],"epss":{"score":0.08094,"percentile":0.94789,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.04803,"percentile":0.91566},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.08094,"percentile":0.9456}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2016-10-21","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":40617,"kind":"exploit","title":"RealPlayer 18.1.5.705 - '.QCP' Crash (PoC)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40617","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/dos/40617.txt","file":"exploits/windows/dos/40617.txt","published":"2016-10-21","added":"2016-10-21","updated":"2016-10-26","author":"Alwin Peppels","type":"dos","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2016-9018"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":"http://www.exploit-db.comRealTimes-RealPlayer.exe","screenshotUrl":"http://www.exploit-db.com/screenshots/idlt41000/screen-shot-2016-10-21-at-114623.png","referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 8.1%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94239","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40617/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94239","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40617/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9018","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."}