CVE-2005-2936 is an unquoted Windows search path vulnerability affecting multiple versions of RealNetworks RealPlayer and RealOne Player. This flaw allows a local attacker to potentially gain elevated privileges by placing a malicious executable named "C:\program.exe". With a CVSS score of 7.2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), it represents a high-severity risk due to the potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.5_6.0.12.1040CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:10.5_6.0.12.1040:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.