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CVE-2005-2922

Heap-based buffer overflow in the embedded player in multiple RealNetworks products and versions including RealPlayer 10.x, RealOne Player,…

Published 20 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.3
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
5.8%
percentile 93%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

5.78% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.09.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • service.real.com /realplayer/security/03162006_player/en/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/19358 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11444 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • novell.com /linux/security/advisories/2006_18_realplayer.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2006/1057 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1015808 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2005-788.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/25409 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/19365 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/17202 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/172489 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2005-762.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred

Sources

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