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CVE-2003-0725

58
FAUCET Score

CVE-2003-0725 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the RTSP protocol parser within the View Source plug-in (vsrcplin.so or vsrcplin3260.dll) of RealNetworks Helix Universal Server 9 and RealSystem Server 7, 8, and RealServer G2. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected servers. With a CVSS score of 7.5 and a FAUCET Risk Score of 98/100, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, indicating a clear path for exploitation. Despite its age and high severity, there is no recorded community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_universal_server:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_universal_server:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_universal_server:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0.2.794CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_universal_server:9.0.2.794:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realserver:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
53.47%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-86 · Aug 25, 2003
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.5347 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0087.html
Vendor Advisory
lists.immunitysec.com / pipermail/dailydave/2003-August/000030.html
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/934932
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
securityfocus.com / bid/8476
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
service.real.com / help/faq/security/rootexploit082203.html