CVE-2008-1309
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-1309 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-03-12 17:44:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | The RealAudioObjects.RealAudio ActiveX control in rmoc3260.dll in RealNetworks RealPlayer Enterprise, RealPlayer 10, RealPlayer 10.5 before build 6.0.12.1675, and RealPlayer 11 before 11.0.3 build 6.0.14.806 does not properly manage memory for the (1) Console or (2) Controls property, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a series of assignments of long string values, which triggers an overwrite of freed heap memory. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Realnetworks | Realplayer | All | All | enterprise | All |
| Application | Realnetworks | Realplayer | 10.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Realnetworks | Realplayer | 10.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Realnetworks | Realplayer | 11 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| RealPlayer ActiveX Control "Console" Property Memory Corruption - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Zero Day Initiative | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.zerodayinitiative.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Vendor Advisory |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| [Full-disclosure] Real Networks RealPlayer ActiveX Control Heap Corruption | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.grok.org.uk | |
| RealPlayer ActiveX Control Heap Overflow May Let Remote Users Execute Abitrary Code - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| RealNetworks RealPlayer 'rmoc3260.dll' ActiveX Control Memory Corruption Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Exploit |
| Real Player - 'rmoc3260.dll' ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution - Windows remote Exploit | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.exploit-db.com | |
| RealPlayer and StarSearch by Real Official Homepage — Real.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | service.real.com | Vendor Advisory |
| VU#831457 - RealNetworks RealPlayer ActiveX controls property heap memory corruption | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kb.cert.org | US Government Resource |
| RealPlayer ActiveX Control Memory Corruption Bug May Let Remote Users Execute Abitrary Code - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2008-03-18 | Mark J Cox | Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect versions of RealPlayer as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extras, 4 Extras, or 5 Supplementary. |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.