CVE-2010-2998

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-10-19 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Array index error in RealNetworks RealPlayer 11.0 through 11.1 and RealPlayer SP 1.0 through 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed sample data in a RealMedia .IVR file, related to a "malformed IVR pointer index" issue.

Affected products

RealNetworks Realplayer: 11.0, 11.0.1, 11.0.2, 11.0.3, 11.0.4, 11.0.5 (+1)
RealNetworks Realplayer Sp: 1.0.0, 1.0.1

References

http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/10152010_player/en/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44144
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-209/
http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/10152010_player/en/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44144
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-209/

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