Vulnerability in Realnetworks Realplayer
CVE-2008-1309
The RealAudioObjects.RealAudio ActiveX control in rmoc3260.dll in RealNetworks RealPlayer Enterprise, RealPlayer 10, RealPlayer 10.5 before build 6.0.12.1675, and RealPlayer 11 before 11.0.3 build 6.0.14.806 does not properly manage memory for the (1) Console or (2) Controls property, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a series of assignments of long string values, which triggers an overwrite of freed heap memory.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.460 (98.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.460 · newest: 0.460 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Realnetworks Realplayer — versions 10.0, 10.5, 11
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41087 (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2194/references (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- service.real.com/realplayer/security/07252008_player/en/ (Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/29315 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-March/060659.html (mailing-list)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5332 (exploit)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0842 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-047/
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/831457 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-1309?
- CVE-2008-1309 is a vulnerability in Realnetworks Realplayer, classified under CWE-399. Published 2008-03-12.
- Is CVE-2008-1309 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.