CVE-2004-0550

highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.035 · 89 %ileEUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

3.46% (89th) EPSS

CVSS 7.5 · high

Is it mine?

3 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

3 sources

enisa_euvd · nvd · redhat_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-28

Buffer overflow in Real Networks RealPlayer 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a URL with a large number of "." (period) characters.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedRed Hat Desktop version 3 Extrasredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat Update Agent, use the following command: up2date For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the following Web page for the System Administration or Customization guide specific to your system:
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:299

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.5

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7.5

v2.07.5highAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 6.4

v2.06.4mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-119USLLM-inferred

affected products (3)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
realnetworks realplayer= 10.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extrasall versionsfixedredhat_csafUScpe:/a:redhat:rhel_extras:3

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

RHSA-2005:299Red Hat Security Advisory: realplayer security update2005-03-21csaf · redhat_csafUS
Updated realplayer packages that fix a number of security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extras. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

also known as (2)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

enisa_euvd nvd redhat_csaf NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2004-08-06modified 2026-06-16

references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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