CVE-2012-4987
Stack-based buffer overflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer 15.0.5.109 allows user-assisted remote...
Stack-based buffer overflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer 15.0.5.109 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ZIP file that triggers incorrect processing of long pathnames by the Watch Folders feature.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Stack-based buffer overflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer 15.0.5.109 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ZIP file that triggers incorrect processing of long pathnames by the Watch Folders feature.
- Record
CVE-2012-4987- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer 15.0.5.109 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ZIP file that triggers incorrect processing of long pathnames by the Watch Folders feature.
- Record
CVE-2012-4987- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4911 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer 15.0.5.109 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ZIP file that triggers incorrect processing of long pathnames by the Watch Folders feature.
- Record
EUVD-2012-4911- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q7w6-w686-vfgw No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer 15.0.5.109 allows user-assisted remote...
Stack-based buffer overflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer 15.0.5.109 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ZIP file that triggers incorrect processing of long pathnames by the Watch Folders feature.
- Record
GHSA-q7w6-w686-vfgw- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-4987 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Realnetworks Realplayer, published November 4, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.99%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/56324
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Oct/189
reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/realplayer-watchfolders.html
packetstormsecurity.org/files/117691/Realplayer-Watchfolders-Long-Filepath-Overflow.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79663
osvdb.org/86721
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4987
github.com/advisories/GHSA-q7w6-w686-vfgw