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CVE-2012-4987

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-4987 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting RealNetworks RealPlayer 15.0.5.109. This flaw allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a specially crafted ZIP file that exploits incorrect handling of long pathnames within the Watch Folders feature. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity with potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact, requiring medium attack complexity and no authentication. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
15.0.5.109CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:15.0.5.109:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.99%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0299 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 19,955 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 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 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

osvdb.org / 86721
packetstormsecurity.org / files/117691/Realplayer-Watchfolders-Long-Filepath-Overflow.html
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2012/Oct/189
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/79663
reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk / realplayer-watchfolders.html
securityfocus.com / bid/56324