peter bassill · operator
$ cve CVE-2008-1309 JSON

CVE-2008-1309 EXPLOIT

9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 46% (pctl 99)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

The RealAudioObjects.RealAudio ActiveX control in rmoc3260.dll in RealNetworks RealPlayer Enterprise, RealPlayer 10, RealPlayer 10.5 before build 6.0.12.1675, and RealPlayer 11 before 11.0.3 build 6.0.14.806 does not properly manage memory for the (1) Console or (2) Controls property, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a series of assignments of long string values, which triggers an overwrite of freed heap memory.

Scoring

CVSS9.3 (HIGH, v2.0)
VectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS45.95% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-399
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2008-03-12
Last modified2026-06-16

Affected (1)

VendorProduct
realnetworksrealplayer

Public exploits

References

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