Code Injection in RealPlayer - CVE-2011-4251
Published: November 24, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44501
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-2011-4251
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.
RealNetworks RealPlayer before 15.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted sample size in a RealAudio file.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-4251
Install update from vendor's website.