Code Injection in RealPlayer - CVE-2011-4257
Published: November 24, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44490
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4257
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The Cook codec in RealNetworks RealPlayer before 15.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted channel data.
Affected software
RealPlayer
How to mitigate CVE-2011-4257
Install update from vendor's website.