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Realtek Media Player Playlist Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
9.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Wont Fix
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host has Realtek Media Player installed and is prone to buffer overflow vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The issue is due to improper bounds checking when processing playlist files.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Realtek Media Player A4.06 (5.36) and prior on Windows.
Solution
Solution
No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.