Track vulnerabilities like this one. Sign up free to get alerted when software you use is affected.

CVE-2004-1798: RealOne Player can run malicious code remotely

CVE-2004-1798 · published 21 years ago

Summary

Versions of RealOne Player, RealOne Enterprise Desktop and RealPlayer (6.0.11.868) can be tricked by a specially crafted multimedia file into executing code on the user's computer. The code runs with the same rights as the user, potentially allowing an attacker to take control of the system. Apply the latest security updates from RealNetworks, disable support for SMIL files if not needed, and ensure only trusted media files are opened.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
realnetworks	realone_enterprise_desktop	6.0.11.774 `cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realone_enterprise_desktop:6.0.11.774:::::::*`
realnetworks	realone_player	1.0 2.0 6.0.10.505 6.0.11.818 6.0.11.830 6.0.11.841 6.0.11.853 6.0.11.868 `cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realone_player:1.0:::::::*`
realnetworks	realplayer	8.0 `cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:8.0:::::::*`

Original advisory text

RealOne player 6.0.11.868 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script in the "My Computer" zone via a Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) presentation with a "file:javascript:" URL, which is executed in the security context of the previously loaded URL, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0726.

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/9584 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1008647 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.osvdb.org/3826 Broken Link Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/349086 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9378 Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14168 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Fix within

Internet-facing 60 days

Internal At next upgrade

Not known to be exploited
Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)

Severity

5.1 Medium

Exploitation

2% chance of attack within 30 days

Timeline

Published31 Dec 2004

Updated4 Nov 2026

First seen29 Sep 2026

Sources

CVE-2004-1798 · NVD

Track software like this

Free during beta