CVE-2012-2406: Realnetworks Realplayer

High severity, CVSS 9.3. EPSS: 4.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

RealNetworks RealPlayer before 15.0.4.53, and RealPlayer SP 1.0 through 1.1.5, does not properly parse ASMRuleBook data in RealMedia files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.

Affected products

• Realnetworks Realplayer: up to and including 15.0.4; version 4 only; version 5 only; version 6 only; version 7 only; version 8 only; …
• Realnetworks Realplayer SP: version 1.0.0 only; version 1.0.1 only; version 1.0.2 only; version 1.0.5 only; version 1.1 only; version 1.1.1 only; …

Published 2012-05-18. Last modified 2026-06-16.