CVE-2005-2922

Critical

Description

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.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.3
Exploit probability—
ProductRealnetworks Helix Player
PublishedDec 31, 2005
First seenDec 31, 2005

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
realnetworks helix_player10.0, 10.0.1, 10.0.2, 10.0.3, 10.0.4, 10.0.5, 10.0.6—
realnetworks realone_playerNo range specified, 0.288, 0.297, 1.0, 2.0—
realnetworks realplayerNo range specified, 8.0, 10.0, 10.0.0.305, 10.0.0.331, 10.0.1, 10.0.2, 10.0.3, 10.0.4, 10.0.5, 10.0.6, 10.5, 10.5_6.0.12.1040, 10.5_6.0.12.1053, 10.5_6.0.12.1056, 10.5_6.0.12.1059, 10.5_6.0.12.1069, 10.5_6.0.12.1235—
realnetworks rhapsody3.0, 3.0_build_0.815—

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CVE-2005-2922 · Realnetworks Helix Player · Dark Radar