# CVE-2005-2629: Integer overflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer 8, 10, and 10.5, RealOne Player 1 and 2, and Helix Player 10.0.0 allows remote attackers to exec

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2005-11-18 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Integer overflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer 8, 10, and 10.5, RealOne Player 1 and 2, and Helix Player 10.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an .rm movie file with a large value in the length field of the first data packet, which leads to a stack-based buffer overflow, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-1481.

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## References

- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/169
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015186
- http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20051110a.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015184
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17559
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113166476423021&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17514/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15381/
- http://service.real.com/help/faq/security/051110_player/EN/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-915
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9550
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17860
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015185
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23024
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26497

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