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CVE-2012-5691

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 52.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2012-12-19 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer before 16.0.0.282 and RealPlayer SP 1.0 through 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RealMedia file.

Affected products

• RealNetworks Realplayer: through 16.0.0; 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10.0 (+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/12142012_player/en/
• http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/12142012_player/en/

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