CVE-2010-2997

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-12-14 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-399

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in RealNetworks RealPlayer 11.0 through 11.1, RealPlayer SP 1.0 through 1.0.1, Mac RealPlayer 11.0 through 11.1, Linux RealPlayer 11.0.2.1744, and possibly HelixPlayer 1.0.6 and other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a crafted StreamTitle tag in an ICY SHOUTcast stream, related to the SMIL file format.

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

References

http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/12102010_player/en/
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0981.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024861
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-270
http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/12102010_player/en/
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0981.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024861
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-270

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