CVE-2012-4987
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.8
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer 15.0.5.109 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ZIP file that triggers incorrect processing of long pathnames by the Watch Folders feature.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| realnetworks | realplayer | 15.0.5.109 | |
References
- http://osvdb.org/86721
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/117691/Realplayer-Watchfolders-Long-Filepath-Overflow.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Oct/189
- http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/realplayer-watchfolders.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56324
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79663
- http://osvdb.org/86721
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/117691/Realplayer-Watchfolders-Long-Filepath-Overflow.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Oct/189
- http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/realplayer-watchfolders.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56324
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79663
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.