CVE-2011-4255

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2011-11-24 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in RealNetworks RealPlayer before 15.0.0 and Mac RealPlayer before 12.0.0.1703 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an invalid codec name.

Affected products

RealNetworks Realplayer: through 12.0.0.1701; through 14.0.7; 7.0, 8.0, 10.0, 10.0.0.305, 10.0.0.331, 10.1 (+29)

References

http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/11182011_player/en/
http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/11182011_player/en/

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