CVE-2010-2996

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-08-30 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

Array index error in RealNetworks RealPlayer 11.0 through 11.1 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed header in a RealMedia .IVR file.

Affected products

RealNetworks Realplayer: 11.0, 11.1

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/41154
http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/08262010_player/en/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/513381/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024370
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2216
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-166
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61425
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6703
http://secunia.com/advisories/41154
http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/08262010_player/en/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/513381/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024370

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