What is CVE-2016-9018?

CVE-2016-9018 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Realnetworks Realplayer, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-10-28.

How severe is CVE-2016-9018?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Realnetworks Realplayer

CVE-2016-9018

Improper handling of a repeating VRAT chunk in qcpfformat.dll allows attackers to cause a Null pointer dereference and crash in RealNetworks RealPlayer 18.1.5.705 through a crafted .QCP media file.

EPSS: 0.081 (94.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Realnetworks Realplayer — versions 18.1.5.705
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9018?: CVE-2016-9018 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Realnetworks Realplayer, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-10-28.
How severe is CVE-2016-9018?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.