9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2008-1309
RealPlayer Enterprise/RealPlayer Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

The RealAudioObjects.RealAudio ActiveX control in rmoc3260.dll in RealNetworks RealPlayer Enterprise, RealPlayer 10, RealPlayer 10.5 before build 6.0.12.1675, and RealPlayer 11 before 11.0.3 build 6.0.14.806 does not properly manage memory for the (1) Console or (2) Controls property, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a series of assignments of long string values, which triggers an overwrite of freed heap memory.

INFO

Published Date :

March 12, 2008, 5:44 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:44 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-1309 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Realnetworks realplayer
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-1309.

URL Resource
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-March/060659.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29315 Vendor Advisory
http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/07252008_player/en/ Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/831457 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494779/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28157 Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019576
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020563
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0842 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2194/references Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-047/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41087
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5332
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-March/060659.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29315 Vendor Advisory
http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/07252008_player/en/ Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/831457 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494779/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28157 Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019576
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020563
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0842 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2194/references Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-047/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41087
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5332

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-1309 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-1309 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-March/060659.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29315
    Added Reference http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/07252008_player/en/
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/831457
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494779/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28157
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019576
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020563
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0842
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2194/references
    Added Reference http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-047/
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41087
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5332
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/494779/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494779/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/5332 [Exploit]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5332 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41087 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41087 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41087 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 19, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41087 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 13, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-1309 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-1309 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

97.12 }} 0.89%

score

0.99884

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability