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CVE-2012-2407· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Buffer overflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer before 15.0.6.14, RealPlayer SP 1.0 through 1.1.5, and Mac RealPlayer before 12.0.1.1750 allows r

Buffer overflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer before 15.0.6.14, RealPlayer SP 1.0 through 1.1.5, and Mac RealPlayer before 12.0.1.1750 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted AAC file that is not properly handled during stream-data unpacking.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Sep 12, 2012
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
2.1% · 80th percentile
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Action score

31

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 2.1%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
realnetworksrealplayer
realnetworksrealplayer sp

Affected versions

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

  • realnetworks realplayerup to 15.0.5.109 inclusive
  • realnetworks realplayer10.0
  • realnetworks realplayer10.5
  • realnetworks realplayer11_build_6.0.14.748
  • realnetworks realplayer11.0
  • realnetworks realplayer11.0.1
  • realnetworks realplayer11.0.2
  • realnetworks realplayer11.0.2.1744
  • realnetworks realplayer11.0.2.2315
  • realnetworks realplayer11.0.3
  • realnetworks realplayer11.0.4
  • realnetworks realplayer11.0.5
  • realnetworks realplayer11.1
  • realnetworks realplayer11.1.3
  • realnetworks realplayer12.0.0.1444
  • realnetworks realplayer12.0.0.1548
  • realnetworks realplayer12.0.0.1701
  • realnetworks realplayer14.0.0
  • realnetworks realplayer14.0.1
  • realnetworks realplayer14.0.1.609

Same product

realnetworks: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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    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

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

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.

No dated events beyond publication.

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

All researchers

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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

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

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
Low
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
P
Availability impact
P

Weakness class (CWE)

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

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

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

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