CVE-2010-4596 describes a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in RealNetworks Helix Server and Helix Mobile Server versions 12.x, 13.x, and 14.x prior to 14.2. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted, long string within an RTSP request. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, indicating a network-based attack with low authentication requirements and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_server:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_server:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_server:13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_server:13.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_server:14.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub 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 records are not available for this CVE.