Code Injection in RealPlayer - CVE-2011-4256
Published: November 24, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44489
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4256
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: RealNetworks
Affected software:
RealPlayer
RealPlayer
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The RV30 codec in RealNetworks RealPlayer before 15.0.0 and Mac RealPlayer before 12.0.0.1703 does not initialize an unspecified index value, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-4256
Install update from vendor's website.