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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-2710 · published 27 September 2005

CVE-2005-2710: Realnetworks helix player vulnerability

RRealnetworks · Helix Player

Format string vulnerability in Real HelixPlayer and RealPlayer 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) image handle or (2) timeformat attribute in a RealPix (.rp) or RealText (.rt) file.

5.1 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 13% · top 3.8%
5.1CVSS 2.0 base score
13%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
38References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Format string vulnerability in Real HelixPlayer and RealPlayer 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) image handle or (2) timeformat attribute in a RealPix (.rp) or RealText (.rt) file.

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=168078 Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112785544325326&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=112775929608219&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/16954
http://secunia.com/advisories/16961
http://secunia.com/advisories/16981
http://secunia.com/advisories/17116
http://secunia.com/advisories/17127
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/27
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/41
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-826 Vendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-07.xml
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=311&type=vulnerabilities Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/361181 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_59_RealPlayer.html
http://www.open-security.org/advisories/13 Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-762.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-788.html Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11015
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=168078 Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112785544325326&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=112775929608219&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/16954
http://secunia.com/advisories/16961
http://secunia.com/advisories/16981
http://secunia.com/advisories/17116
http://secunia.com/advisories/17127
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/27
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/41
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-826 Vendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-07.xml
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=311&type=vulnerabilities Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/361181 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_59_RealPlayer.html
http://www.open-security.org/advisories/13 Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-762.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-788.html Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11015

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-2710), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.