CVE-2012-2410
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedBuffer overflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer before 15.0.6.14, RealPlayer SP 1.0 through 1.1.5, and Mac RealPlayer before 12.0.1.1750 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted RealMedia file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-2409.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceBuffer overflow vulnerability in RealNetworks RealPlayer when parsing specially crafted RealMedia files. Successful exploitation can cause denial of service or potentially lead to arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability affects multiple RealPlayer versions for Windows and Mac platforms.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 15.0.5.109= 2.1.2= 2.1.3= 2.1.4= 4= 5= 6= 7= 8= 10.0= 10.5= 11.0= 1.0.0= 1.0.1= 1.0.2= 1.0.5= 1.1= 1.1.1= 1.1.2= 1.1.3= 1.1.4= 1.1.5CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check if RealPlayer is installedOn Windows, open Programs and Features or check C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\realplay.exe. On Mac, check /Applications/RealPlayer*.appAffected if RealPlayer or RealPlayer SP is present on the system
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Identify the installed RealPlayer versionRight-click realplay.exe and select Properties, then look at the Details tab for Version information. On Mac, right-click the app and select Get Info to view the version numberAffected if The version number matches any in the affected list (<=15.0.5.109, or exactly 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10.0, 10.5, 11.0 for RealPlayer; or 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.5, 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5 for RealPlayer SP)
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Confirm RealPlayer SP variant if applicableCheck the program name in Add/Remove Programs or the application name in the Applications folder - RealPlayer SP is a separate product from standard RealPlayerAffected if RealPlayer SP version matches any in the affected SP versions list
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Verify RealMedia file handling capabilityAttempt to open a RealMedia file (.rm, .ram, .rmvb) with RealPlayer, or check file associations in RealPlayer settingsAffected if RealPlayer is configured to handle RealMedia files and can parse them
A user is affected if they have RealPlayer or RealPlayer SP installed with a version matching the affected list AND they use RealPlayer to open RealMedia files.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate RealPlayer to version 15.0.6.14 or later (Windows) and version 12.0.1.1750 or later (Mac). Alternatively, consider removing RealPlayer if unused, as it is an end-of-life product with known security issues.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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