CVE-2010-2579

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-12-14 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The cook codec in RealNetworks RealPlayer 11.0 through 11.1, RealPlayer SP 1.0 through 1.1.4, RealPlayer Enterprise 2.1.2, Mac RealPlayer 11.0 through 11.1, and Linux RealPlayer 11.0.2.1744 does not properly initialize the number of channels, which allows attackers to obtain unspecified "memory access" via unknown vectors.

Affected products

RealNetworks Realplayer: 11.0, 11.0.1, 11.0.2, 11.0.3, 11.0.4, 11.0.5 (+2)
RealNetworks Realplayer Sp: 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.5, 1.1, 1.1.1 (+3)

References

http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/12102010_player/en/
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024861
http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/12102010_player/en/
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024861

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