CVE-2005-0189

Summary

CVECVE-2005-0189
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2004-10-06 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionStack-based buffer overflow in the HandleAction function in RealPlayer 10.5 (6.0.12.1040) and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long ShowPreferences argument.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Realnetworks Realone Player 1.0 All All All
Application Realnetworks Realone Player 2.0 All All All
Application Realnetworks Realplayer 10.0 All All en
Application Realnetworks Realplayer 10.0 All All ja
Application Realnetworks Realplayer 10.0 All de All
Application Realnetworks Realplayer 10.0_6.0.12.690 All All All
Application Realnetworks Realplayer 10.0_beta All All All
Application Realnetworks Realplayer 10.5 All All All
Application Realnetworks Realplayer 10.5_6.0.12.1016_beta All All All
Application Realnetworks Realplayer 10.5_6.0.12.1040 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
'RealPlayer 'ShowPreferences' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (#NISR19012005e)' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Third Party Advisory
'Patch available for multiple high risk vulnerabilities in RealPlayer' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Third Party Advisory
Customer Support - Real Security Updates af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 service.real.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
RealNetworks RealOne Player And RealPlayer ShowPreferences Action Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#698390 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2005-q1/0046.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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