CVE-2012-1904

Exp

mp4fformat.dll in the QuickTime File Format plugin in RealNetworks RealPlayer 15 and earlier, and RealPlayer SP 1.1.4 Build 12.0.0.756 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted MP4 file.

Published: 2012-03-28 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-1904 is rated High Exploit Risk (64.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.79%, 91th 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-2012-1904

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
18661 exploit_db edb 2012-03-24 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-1904

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 4.26% 4.79% +0.53%
2 2026-05-03 5.64% 4.26% -1.37%
3 2026-02-17 5.64%

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-1904

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-1904

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-1904

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
realnetworks realplayer <= 15.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 4 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 5 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 6 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 7 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 8 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 10.5 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 12.0.0.1444 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:12.0.0.1444:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 12.0.0.1548 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:12.0.0.1548:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 14.0.2 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_sp <= 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer_sp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-1904

cvelogic Threat Intelligence