THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2011-4255
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2011-4255

Realplayer vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
4.1%
EPSS pct
90th
Exploited
No known
Unspecified vulnerability in RealNetworks RealPlayer before 15.0.0 and Mac RealPlayer before 12.0.0.1703 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an invalid codec name.
Affected vendor
Realnetworks
Affected product
Realplayer
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published
2011-11-24

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low 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 4.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 90% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2011-4255

  • Confirm whether Realnetworks Realplayer is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2011-4255.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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