CVE-2011-1525

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 11.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2011-04-06 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in rvrender.dll in RealNetworks RealPlayer 11.0 through 11.1 and 14.0.0 through 14.0.2, and RealPlayer SP 1.0 through 1.1.5, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted frame in an Internet Video Recording (IVR) file.

Affected products

RealNetworks Realplayer: through 14.0.1.633; 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10.0 (+17)

References

http://aluigi.org/adv/real_5-adv.txt
http://osvdb.org/71260
http://secunia.com/advisories/43847
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8181
http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/04122011_player/en/
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17019
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517083/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46946
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025245
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66209
http://aluigi.org/adv/real_5-adv.txt
http://osvdb.org/71260

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