CVE-2012-1923

low
Published 2012-04-17 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
2.1
VIR risk
2.1

Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://helixproducts.real.com/docs/security/SecurityUpdate04022012HS.pdf

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
realnetworkshelix_server14.0.0
realnetworkshelix_server14.0.1
realnetworkshelix_server14.2
realnetworkshelix_server14.2.0.212
realnetworkshelix_mobile_server14.0.0
realnetworkshelix_mobile_server14.0.1

References

CWEs

CWE-310

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.