# CVE-2005-2710: Format string vulnerability in Real HelixPlayer and RealPlayer 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) image handle

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2005-09-27 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/17127
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/361181
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-07.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-826
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/27
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=112775929608219&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16961
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-788.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16981
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17116
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16954
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11015
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_59_RealPlayer.html
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=168078
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=311&type=vulnerabilities
- http://www.open-security.org/advisories/13
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/41
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-762.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112785544325326&w=2
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1232

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