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CVE-2012-1923

RealNetworks Helix Server and Helix Mobile Server 14.x before 14.3.x store passwords in cleartext under adm_b_db\users\, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a database.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-1923 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from realnetworks, from realnetworks organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2012-04-17T04:26:07.917

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-310

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	realnetworks	helix_server	14.0.0	Yes
Application	realnetworks	helix_server	14.0.1	Yes
Application	realnetworks	helix_server	14.2	Yes
Application	realnetworks	helix_server	14.2.0.212	Yes
Application	realnetworks	helix_mobile_server	14.0.0	Yes
Application	realnetworks	helix_mobile_server	14.0.1	Yes

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-04/0062.html ([email protected])
http://helixproducts.real.com/docs/security/SecurityUpdate04022012HS.pdf Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2012-8/ ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52929 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026898 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74673 ([email protected])
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-04/0062.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://helixproducts.real.com/docs/security/SecurityUpdate04022012HS.pdf Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2012-8/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52929 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026898 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74673 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For realnetworks's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.