CVE-2008-1309

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 46.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-03-12 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-399

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.

Affected products

RealNetworks Realplayer: 10.0, 10.5, 11

References

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-March/060659.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29315
http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/07252008_player/en/
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/831457
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494779/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28157
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019576
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020563
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0842
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2194/references
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-047/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41087

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