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CVE-2005-2710 json

Format string vulnerability in Real HelixPlayer and RealPlayer 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) image handl…

published 2005-09-27 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-2711

cvss
5.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
13.2%
EPSS 13.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Format string vulnerability in Real HelixPlayer and RealPlayer 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) image handle or (2) timeformat attribute in a RealPix (.rp) or RealText (.rt) file.

Patch / fix

  • HelixPlayer RHEL 4 1:1.0.6-0.EL4.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2005:788

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-2005-2710 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:762
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 HelixPlayer 1.0.6-0.EL4.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 HelixPlayer 1.0.6-0.EL4.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 HelixPlayer 1.0.6-0.EL4.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 HelixPlayer 1.0.6-0.EL4.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:788

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-1232)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

13.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-1232 RealPlayer/Helix Player (Linux) - Remote Format String remote, 2005-09-26

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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