CVE-2005-0189

highpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.064 · 94 %ileEUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

6.40% (94th) EPSS

CVSS 7.5 · high

Is it mine?

10 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

3 sources

enisa_euvd · nvd · redhat_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-28

Stack-based buffer overflow in the HandleAction function in RealPlayer 10.5 (6.0.12.1040) and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long ShowPreferences argument.

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-121USLLM-inferred

affected products (10)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
realnetworks realone player= 1.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realone_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realone player= 2.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realone_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer= 10.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer= 10.0_6.0.12.690nvdUScpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer= 10.0_betanvdUScpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer= 10.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer= 10.5_6.0.12.1016_betanvdUScpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
realnetworks realplayer= 10.5_6.0.12.1040nvdUScpe: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.

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sources

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enisa_euvd nvd redhat_csaf NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2004-10-06modified 2026-06-16

references (12)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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