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CVE-2011-2954

Status: ModifiedHigh (9.3)—

Use-after-free vulnerability in the AutoUpdate feature in RealNetworks RealPlayer 11.0 through 11.1 and 14.0.0 through 14.0.5 and RealPlayer SP 1.0 through 1.1.5, when an Embedded RealPlayer is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (2)

CWEs

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