CVE-2012-0924

RealNetworks RealPlayer 11.x, 14.x, and 15.x before 15.02.71, and RealPlayer SP 1.0 through 1.1.5, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a VIDOBJ_START_CODE code in a header within a video stream.

Published: 2012-02-08 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-0924 is rated High Risk (69.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.74%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.60% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-0924

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 2.14% 3.74% +1.60%
2 2026-03-15 2.77% 2.14% -0.63%
3 2025-10-09 2.77%

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-0924

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-2012-0924

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-0924

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
realnetworks realplayer 14.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:14.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 14.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:14.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 14.0.1.609 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:14.0.1.609:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 14.0.1.633 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:14.0.1.633:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 14.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:14.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 14.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:14.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 14.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:14.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 14.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:14.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 14.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:14.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 14.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:14.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 11.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 11.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 11.0.2.1744 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0.2.1744:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 11.0.2.2315 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0.2.2315:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 11.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 11.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 11.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 11.1 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 11.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 11_build_6.0.14.748 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11_build_6.0.14.748:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 15.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:15.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 15.0.1.13 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:15.0.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer_sp 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer_sp:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer_sp 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer_sp:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer_sp 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer_sp:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer_sp 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer_sp:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer_sp 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer_sp:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer_sp 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer_sp:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer_sp 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer_sp:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer_sp 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer_sp:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer_sp 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer_sp:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer_sp 1.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer_sp:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-0924

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