CVE-2011-2948 is a critical vulnerability affecting RealNetworks RealPlayer versions 11.0 through 11.1 and 14.0.0 through 14.0.5, RealPlayer SP 1.0 through 1.1.5, RealPlayer Enterprise 2.0 through 2.1.5, and Mac RealPlayer 12.0.0.1569. This flaw stems from improper handling of DEFINEFONT fields in SWF files, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through heap memory corruption via a crafted file. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:14.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:14.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:14.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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