CVE-2012-2408 describes a heap memory corruption vulnerability in the AAC SDK used by RealNetworks RealPlayer (versions before 15.0.6.14), RealPlayer SP (1.0 through 1.1.5), and Mac RealPlayer (before 12.0.1.1750). This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially achieve other unspecified impacts by providing a specially crafted AAC file during decoding. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity risk with a network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and potential for partial impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 15.0.5.109CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:2.1.2:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:2.1.3:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:2.1.4:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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