# CVE-2005-2936: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious executable in a specific path due to unquoted search paths in RealPlayer.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Nov 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cp96-2fvh-r4w7

## What is CVE-2005-2936?

CVE-2005-2936 is a high-severity vulnerability in Realnetworks Realplayer, published on 18 Nov 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in RealNetworks RealPlayer 10.5 6.0.12.1040 through 6.0.12.1348, RealPlayer 10, RealOne Player v2, RealOne Player v1, and RealPlayer 8 before 20060322 might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious C:\program.exe file.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2936?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Realnetworks Realone Player, Realnetworks Realplayer.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-2936?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2936 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2005-2936 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2936 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-2005-2936 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-2936 is a high-severity vulnerability in Realnetworks Realplayer, published on 18 Nov 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2936 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-2005-2936/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2936/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2936
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2936
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-2936

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