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CVE-2007-5601

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2007-5601 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the MPAMedia.dll component of RealNetworks RealPlayer 10, 10.5, 11 beta, RealOne Player, and RealOne Player 2. This critical vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 9.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious playlist names, specifically through the import method of the IERPCtl ActiveX control in ierpplug.dll. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, exploit modules are readily available in Metasploit and ExploitDB, indicating a high potential for exploitation. Despite the availability of exploit code, there is no recorded community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it may not be widely exploited in the wild.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11_betaCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
42.37%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: RealPlayer ierpplug.dll ActiveX Control Playlist Name Buffer Overflow · Oct 18, 2007
ExploitDB: EDB-16497 · May 9, 2010
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.4237 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2007-5601

CVE-2007-5601

References

secunia.com / advisories/27248
Vendor Advisory
service.real.com / realplayer/security/191007_player/en
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/37280
infosecblog.org / 2007/10/nasa-bans-ie.html
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/871673
US Government Resource
securityfocus.com / bid/26130
securitytracker.com / id
symantec.com / enterprise/security_response/weblog/2007/10/realplayer_exploit_on_the_loos.html
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA07-297A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2007/3548
Vendor Advisory