CVE-2007-5601
HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 42.2%EU EUVD
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Database Component in MPAMedia.dll in RealNetworks RealPlayer 10.5 and 11 beta, and earlier versions including 10, RealOne Player, and RealOne Player 2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain playlist names, as demonstrated via the import method to the IERPCtl ActiveX control in ierpplug.dll.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 42.2% (99th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-5576)
- Published
- October 20, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-5576 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- realnetworks / realplayer
- realnetworks / realplayer
- realnetworks / realplayer
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27248(Vendor Advisory)
- http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/191007_player/en/
- http://www.infosecblog.org/2007/10/nasa-bans-ie.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/871673(US Government Resource)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26130
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018843
- http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/security_response/weblog/2007/10/realplayer_exploit_on_the_loos.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-297A.html(US Government Resource)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3548(Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37280
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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