# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C`)
- **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:** 4 May 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hjj7-wfq5-75m5

## 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: 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.

## 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:

- RealPlayer 10 - '.ra' Remote Denial of Service (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Realnetworks Realplayer

- [CVE-2011-4244](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4244/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-4245](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4245/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-4246](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4246/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-4249](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4249/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-4250](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4250/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-2497 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-2497 exists.

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-2007-2497/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2497/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-2497
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-2497
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-2497

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