CVE-2005-1766: realnetworks realplayer
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2005-1766 is a medium (CVSS 5.1) vulnerability in realnetworks realplayer. EPSS estimates a 4.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.1, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Duplicates 1Timeline
- 26-06-2005PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
4.11%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
91%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 4.11% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Redhat2 products
- HelixPlayer< 1:1.0.5-0.EL4.1
- HelixPlayer-debuginfo< 1:1.0.5-0.EL4.1
Realnetworks1 product
- realplayer≤ 10.0.5
2 vendors · 3 products
References
16 links
- www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=250&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=trueThird Party AdvisoryX Refsource IDEFENSEVendor Advisory
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9509VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
