Heap-based buffer overflow in the embedded player in multiple RealNetworks products and versions including RealPlayer 10.x, RealOne Player, and Helix Player allows remote malicious servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a chunked Transfer-Encoding HTTP response in which either (1) the chunk header length is specified as -1, (2) the chunk header with a length that is less than the actual amount of sent data, or (3) a missing chunk header.
CVE-2005-2922
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
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- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 92.2%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
December 31, 2005
Last Modified
April 16, 2026
References (24)
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/19358
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/19365
- cve@mitrehttp://securitytracker.com/id?1015808
- cve@mitrehttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/172489
- cve@mitrehttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_18_realplayer.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-762.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-788.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17202
- cve@mitrehttp://www.service.real.com/realplayer/security/03162006_player/en/
- cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1057
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25409
- cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11444
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/19358
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/19365
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1015808
Patch Availability(2)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | patch | 2005-09-27 | redhat |
| redhat | HelixPlayer-1:1.0.6-0.EL4.1 | 2005-09-27 | redhat |
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