CVE-2005-0455

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in the CSmil1Parser::testAttributeFailed function in smlparse.cpp for RealNetworks RealPlayer 10.5 (6.0.12.1056 and earlier), 10, 8, and RealOne Player V2 and V1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .SMIL file with a large system-screen-size value.

Published: 2005-05-02 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-0455 is rated High Exploit Risk (65.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 75.42%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-0455

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16586 exploit_db edb 2010-05-09 Exploit-DB ↗
863 exploit_db edb 2005-03-07 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0455

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 79.77% 75.42% -4.35%
2 2025-03-29 75.42% 79.77% +4.35%
3 2025-03-17 75.42%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0455

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.1 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
4.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-0455

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-0455

vendor priority summary link
redhat critical https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0455

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0455

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
realnetworks realplayer -
realnetworks realone_player -

References for CVE-2005-0455

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