CVE-2005-0189

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2004-10-06 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Stack-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.

Affected products

RealNetworks Realone Player: 1.0, 2.0
RealNetworks Realplayer: 10.0, 10.0_6.0.12.690, 10.0_beta, 10.5, 10.5_6.0.12.1016_beta, 10.5_6.0.12.1040

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2005-q1/0046.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109707741022291&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110616636318261&w=2
http://service.real.com/help/faq/security/040928_player/EN/
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/698390
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12311
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2005-q1/0046.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109707741022291&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110616636318261&w=2
http://service.real.com/help/faq/security/040928_player/EN/
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/698390
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12311

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