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CVE-2005-0189

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-0189 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the HandleAction function of RealPlayer 10.5 (6.0.12.1040) and earlier versions, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the EPSS score suggests a moderate likelihood of exploitation, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realone_player:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realone_player:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:10.0:*:*:en:*:*:*:*
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:10.0:*:*:ja:*:*:*:*
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:10.0:*:de:*:*:*:*:*

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
6.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0640 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2005-0189Critical

security flaw

Sep 28, 2004

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/ntbugtraq/2005-q1/0046.html
PatchVendor Advisory
marc.info
Third Party Advisory
marc.info
Third Party Advisory
service.real.com / help/faq/security/040928_player/EN
PatchVendor Advisory
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/698390
PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
securityfocus.com / bid/12311
PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory