CVE-2011-2949

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2011-08-18 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer 11.0 through 11.1 and 14.0.0 through 14.0.5, RealPlayer SP 1.0 through 1.1.5, and RealPlayer Enterprise 2.0 through 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted ID3v2 tags in an MP3 file.

Affected products

RealNetworks Realplayer: 11.0, 11.1, 14.0.0, 14.0.1, 14.0.2, 14.0.3 (+7)
RealNetworks Realplayer Sp: 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.5, 1.1, 1.1.1 (+4)

References

http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/08162011_player/en/
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025943
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-267/
http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/08162011_player/en/
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025943
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-267/

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