CVE-2012-0923

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-02-08 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

The RV20 codec in RealNetworks RealPlayer 11.x, 14.x, and 15.x before 15.02.71, and RealPlayer SP 1.0 through 1.1.5, does not properly handle the frame size array, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RV20 RealVideo video stream.

Affected products

RealNetworks Realplayer: 14.0.0, 14.0.1, 14.0.1.609, 14.0.1.633, 14.0.2, 14.0.3 (+17)
RealNetworks Realplayer Sp: 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.5, 1.1, 1.1.1 (+4)

References

http://osvdb.org/78912
http://secunia.com/advisories/47896
http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/02062012_player/en/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51884
http://osvdb.org/78912
http://secunia.com/advisories/47896
http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/02062012_player/en/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51884

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