CVE-2012-5691

Exp

Buffer overflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer before 16.0.0.282 and RealPlayer SP 1.0 through 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RealMedia file.

Published: 2012-12-19 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-5691 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 52.70%, 99th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-5691

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
23694 exploit_db edb 2012-12-27 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5691

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 78.64% 52.70% -25.93%
2 2026-05-26 76.92% 78.64% +1.72%
3 2025-04-13 — 76.92% —

Full EPSS history (23 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-5691

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-2012-5691

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-5691

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
realnetworks realplayer <= 16.0.0 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 15.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:15.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 15.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:15.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 15.0.4.43 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:15.0.4.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 15.0.5.109 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:15.0.5.109:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 15.0.6.14 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:15.0.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer 15.02.71 cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:15.02.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2012-5691

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