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CVE-2012-2406

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-2406 is a critical vulnerability affecting RealNetworks RealPlayer versions prior to 15.0.4.53 and RealPlayer SP 1.0 through 1.1.5. It stems from improper parsing of ASMRuleBook data in RealMedia files, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code 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 could 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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 15.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
4.60%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0460 is in the 56th percentile among its peer group of 8,913 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

osvdb.org / 81943
secunia.com / advisories/49193
service.real.com / realplayer/security/05152012_player/en
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/75647
securitytracker.com / id