CVE-2012-2409

Buffer overflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer before 15.0.6.14, RealPlayer SP 1.0 through 1.1.5, and Mac RealPlayer before 12.0.1.1750 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted RealMedia file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-2410.

Published: 2012-09-12 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-2409 is rated Moderate Risk (59.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.05%). EPSS rose +1.55% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-2409

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 0.50% 2.05% +1.55%
2 2025-03-30 0.66% 0.50% -0.16%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.66% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-2409

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-2409

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-2409

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
realnetworks realplayer <= 15.0.5.109 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 2.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:2.1.2:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 2.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:2.1.3:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 2.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:2.1.4:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
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 15.0.2.72 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:15.0.2.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 15.0.3.37 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:15.0.3.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 12.0.0.1701 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:12.0.0.1701:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-2409

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