# CVE-2005-2055: Code injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into visiting a malicious site that creates an HTML file executing an RM file.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Jun 2005
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p8xq-rcrp-877m

## What is CVE-2005-2055?

CVE-2005-2055 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Realnetworks Realplayer, published on 28 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

RealPlayer 8, 10, 10.5 (6.0.12.1040-1069), and Enterprise and RealOne Player v1 and v2 allows remote malicious web server to create an arbitrary HTML file that executes an RM file via "default settings of earlier Internet Explorer browsers".

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2055?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Realnetworks Realone Player, Realnetworks Realplayer.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-2055?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2055 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2005-2055 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2055 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Realnetworks Realplayer

- [CVE-2007-2263](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2263/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2007-2264](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2264/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2007-4599](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4599/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2007-5080](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5080/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2007-5081](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5081/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-2055 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-2055 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Realnetworks Realplayer, published on 28 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2055 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Realnetworks Realplayer. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2055/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2055/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2055
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2055
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-2055

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2055/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.