CVE-2007-2497 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory consumption by tricking users into opening a malicious .ra file in RealPlayer.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-2497?
CVE-2007-2497 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Realnetworks Realplayer, published on 4 May 2007. 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
RealNetworks RealPlayer 10 Gold allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a certain .ra file. NOTE: this issue was referred to as a "memory leak," but it is not clear if this is correct.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2497?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Realnetworks Realplayer.
How do I fix CVE-2007-2497?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-2497 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2007-2497 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-2497 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Realnetworks Realplayer
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hjj7-wfq5-75m5.