HIGH
security flaw
Published Feb 6, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.40%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the HandleAction function in RealPlayer 10.5 (6.0.12.1040) and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long ShowPreferences argument.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 1.0
- 2.0
- 10.0
- 10.0
- 10.0
- 10.0_6.0.12.690
- 10.0_beta
- 10.5
- 10.5_6.0.12.1016_beta
- 10.5_6.0.12.1040
No data.
Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2005:299
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2005:299 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.40% 0.06397
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06397
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.40% (0.06397) | 93.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.40% (0.06397) | 92.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 22.23% (0.22233) | 95.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 17.73% (0.17734) | 91.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 22.23% (0.22233) | 95.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 21, 2025 | 18.15% (0.18148) | 96.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 16.09% (0.16088) | 95.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 14, 2024 | 10.81% (0.10807) | 94.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 11.56% (0.11556) | 94.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 93.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 92.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 81.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2005-q1/0046.html mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQPatchVendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109707741022291&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110616636318261&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party Advisory
- http://service.real.com/help/faq/security/040928_player/EN/ x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/698390 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12311 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0189 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617486 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0189
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0189
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2005-q1/0046.html | mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109707741022291&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party Advisory | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110616636318261&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party Advisory | |
| http://service.real.com/help/faq/security/040928_player/EN/ | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/698390 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12311 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0189 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617486 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0189 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0189 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 6, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 28, 2005
Link CVE-2005-0189
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a