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CVE-2005-2710· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Format string vulnerability in Real HelixPlayer and RealPlayer 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) image handle

Format string vulnerability in Real HelixPlayer and RealPlayer 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) image handle or (2) timeformat attribute in a RealPix (.rp) or RealText (.rt) file.

MediumCVSS 5.1 · v2.0—Proof of concept Fix available
Published
Sep 27, 2005
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
13.2% · 96th percentile
CWE
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Action score

24

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
20 / 40 · 5.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
4 / 30 · 13.2%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
realnetworkshelix player
realnetworksrealplayer

Affected versions

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

  • realnetworks helix playerall versions
  • realnetworks realplayer10.0

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:3.1helix-playerbefore 1.0.4-1sarge11.0.4-1sarge1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asHelixPlayerbefore 1:1.0.6-0.EL4.11:1.0.6-0.EL4.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asHelixPlayer-debuginfobefore 1:1.0.6-0.EL4.11:1.0.6-0.EL4.1

Same product

realnetworks: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2007-3410Stack-based buffer overflow in the SmilTimeValue::parseWallClockValue function in smlprstime.cpp in RealNetworks RealPlayer 10, 10.1, and po
    48Plan
  • CVE-2006-0323Buffer overflow in swfformat.dll in multiple RealNetworks products and versions including RealPlayer 10.x, RealOne Player, Rhapsody 3, and H
    42Plan
  • CVE-2005-2922Heap-based buffer overflow in the embedded player in multiple RealNetworks products and versions including RealPlayer 10.x, RealOne Player,
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2010-0416Buffer overflow in the Unescape function in common/util/hxurl.cpp and player/hxclientkit/src/CHXClientSink.cpp in Helix Player 1.0.6 and Rea
    33Monitor
  • CVE-2005-2629Integer overflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer 8, 10, and 10.5, RealOne Player 1 and 2, and Helix Player 10.0.0 allows remote attackers to exec
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2010-0417Buffer overflow in common/util/rlstate.cpp in Helix Player 1.0.6 and RealPlayer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (applic
    21Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

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

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:helix-player1.0.4-1sarge1 · Debian:3.1Package registry (OSV)
red hat:HelixPlayer1:1.0.6-0.EL4.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:HelixPlayer-debuginfo1:1.0.6-0.EL4.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entryremote2005-09-26

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. First PoC-2 d
  2. Published
  3. TodaySep 30, 2026+7673 d
EPSS, last 120 days

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

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

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
P · data can be read
Integrity
P · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
P · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
High
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
P
Availability impact
P

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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