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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.1

CVE-2005-0455 json

Stack-based buffer overflow in the CSmil1Parser::testAttributeFailed function in smlparse.cpp for RealNetworks RealPlayer 10.5 (6.0.12.1056…

published 2005-03-02 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-0456

cvss
5.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
54.0%
EPSS 54.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99%
public exploits
3
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the CSmil1Parser::testAttributeFailed function in smlparse.cpp for RealNetworks RealPlayer 10.5 (6.0.12.1056 and earlier), 10, 8, and RealOne Player V2 and V1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .SMIL file with a large system-screen-size value.

Patch / fix

  • HelixPlayer RHEL 4 1:1.0.3-1

red hat advisories RHSA-2005:271

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-2005-0455 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:299
  • Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:265
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 HelixPlayer 1.0.3-1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 HelixPlayer 1.0.3-1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 HelixPlayer 1.0.3-1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 HelixPlayer 1.0.3-1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:271

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/browser/realplayer_smil)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

53.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

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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