THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2008-1309
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2008-1309

Realplayer vulnerability

CVSS
9.3
EPSS
46.0%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Realnetworks
Affected product
Realplayer
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2008-03-12

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 46.0% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-1309

  • Confirm whether Realnetworks Realplayer is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-1309.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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