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medium 5.1

CVE-2005-1766 json

Heap-based buffer overflow in rtffplin.cpp in RealPlayer 10.5 6.0.12.1056 on Windows, and 10, 10.0.1.436, and other versions before 10.0.5…

published 2005-06-26 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-1768

cvss
5.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.1%
EPSS 4.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in rtffplin.cpp in RealPlayer 10.5 6.0.12.1056 on Windows, and 10, 10.0.1.436, and other versions before 10.0.5 on Linux, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a RealMedia file with a long RealText string, such as an SMIL file.

Patch / fix

  • HelixPlayer RHEL 4 1:1.0.5-0.EL4.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2005:517

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2005-1766 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:523
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 HelixPlayer 1.0.5-0.EL4.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 HelixPlayer 1.0.5-0.EL4.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 HelixPlayer 1.0.5-0.EL4.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 HelixPlayer 1.0.5-0.EL4.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:517

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Exploit prediction

4.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.1 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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