CVE-2008-5664

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in Realtek Media Player (aka Realtek Sound Manager, RtlRack, or rtlrack.exe) 1.15.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted playlist (PLA) file.

Published: 2008-12-19 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-5664 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 36.23%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 4 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-2008-5664

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16456 exploit_db edb 2010-11-24 Exploit-DB ↗
7492 exploit_db edb 2008-12-16 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5664

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 2026-06-15 78.21% 36.23% -41.98%
2 2025-03-30 80.66% 78.21% -2.45%
3 2025-03-29 80.66%

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5664

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-5664

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5664

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
realtek realtek_media_player 1.15.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:realtek:realtek_media_player:1.15.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5664

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