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CVE-2000-0280· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Buffer overflow in the RealNetworks RealPlayer client versions 6 and 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long Locat

Buffer overflow in the RealNetworks RealPlayer client versions 6 and 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long Location URL.

LowCVSS 2.6 · v2.0—Proof of concept No fix recorded
Published
Apr 3, 2000
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
4.6% · 91th percentile
CWE
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Action score

11

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
10 / 40 · 2.6 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 4.6%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
realnetworksrealplayer

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • realnetworks realplayer6.0
  • realnetworks realplayer7.0

Same product

realnetworks: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2012-5691Buffer overflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer before 16.0.0.282 and RealPlayer SP 1.0 through 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrar
    53Plan
  • CVE-2008-1309The RealAudioObjects.RealAudio ActiveX control in rmoc3260.dll in RealNetworks RealPlayer Enterprise, RealPlayer 10, RealPlayer 10.5 before
    51Plan
  • CVE-2013-7260Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in RealNetworks RealPlayer before 17.0.4.61 on Windows, and Mac RealPlayer before 12.0.1.1738, allow r
    50Plan
  • CVE-2007-5601Stack-based buffer overflow in the Database Component in MPAMedia.dll in RealNetworks RealPlayer 10.5 and 11 beta, and earlier versions incl
    50Plan
  • CVE-2010-3747An ActiveX control in RealNetworks RealPlayer 11.0 through 11.1, RealPlayer SP 1.0 through 1.1.4, and RealPlayer Enterprise 2.1.2 does not p
    47Plan
  • CVE-2011-2950Heap-based buffer overflow in qcpfformat.dll in RealNetworks RealPlayer 11.0 through 11.1 and 14.0.0 through 14.0.5 and RealPlayer SP 1.0 th
    46Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

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Evidence

  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrydos2000-04-03

Research context

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Timeline

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  1. Published
  2. First PoCsame day
  3. TodaySep 30, 2026+9676 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
P · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
High
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
P

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

nvd-primary

Attack context

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