CVE-2012-3234

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-09-12 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-189

Description

RealNetworks RealPlayer before 15.0.6.14, RealPlayer SP 1.0 through 1.1.5, and Mac RealPlayer before 12.0.1.1750 do not properly handle codec frame sizes in RealAudio files, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

Affected products

RealNetworks Realplayer: through 15.0.5.109; 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 4, 5, 6 (+27)
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/09072012_player/en/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78388
http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/09072012_player/en/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78388

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