# CVE-2005-2922: Heap-based buffer overflow in the embedded player in multiple RealNetworks products and versions including RealPlayer 10.x, RealOne Player,

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-03-23 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the embedded player in multiple RealNetworks products and versions including RealPlayer 10.x, RealOne Player, and Helix Player allows remote malicious servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a chunked Transfer-Encoding HTTP response in which either (1) the chunk header length is specified as -1, (2) the chunk header with a length that is less than the actual amount of sent data, or (3) a missing chunk header.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.service.real.com/realplayer/security/03162006_player/en/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19358
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11444
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_18_realplayer.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1057
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015808
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-788.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25409
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19365
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17202
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/172489
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-762.html

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