RealNetworks RealPlayer RAM/RA file buffer overflow
| realplayer-ram-bo (37437) |  High Risk |
Description:
RealNetworks RealPlayer and RealOne Player are vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking of RAM and RA files. By persuading a victim to open a malformed RAM or RA file containing an overly long RA header, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Real, RealONE Player 1
- Real, RealONE Player 2
- Real, RealONE Player
- Real, RealPlayer 10.0
- Real, RealPlayer 10.5_build_6.0.12.1040
- Real, RealPlayer 10.5_build_6.0.12.1578
- Real, RealPlayer 10.5_build_6.0.12.1698
- Real, RealPlayer 8
- Real, RealPlayer Enterprise
- Real, RealPlayer for Linux 10.0.5
- Real, RealPlayer for Linux 10.0.6
- Real, RealPlayer for Linux 10.0.7
- Real, RealPlayer for Linux 10.0.8
- Real, RealPlayer for Mac OS X 10.1_build_10.0.0.396
- Real, RealPlayer for Mac OS X 10.1_build_10.0.0.412
- Real, RealPlayer for Mac OS X 10.1_build_10.0.0.481
- Real, RealPlayer for Mac OS X 10_build_10.0.0.305
- Real, RealPlayer for Mac OS X 10_build_10.0.0.331
- Real, RealPlayer for Mac OS X 10_build_10.0.0.352
- RedHat, RHEL Desktop Supplementary 5 Client
- RedHat, RHEL Extras 3
- RedHat, RHEL Extras 4
Remedy:
Refer to the RealNetworks Customer Support - Real Security Updates Web page for upgrade information. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- RealNetworks Customer Support - Real Security Updates Web page, RealNetworks, Inc. Releases Update to Address Security Vulnerabilities. at http://www.service.real.com/realplayer/security/10252007_player/en/.
- ZDI-07-063, RealPlayer RA Field Size File Processing Heap Oveflow Vulnerability at http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-063.html.
- BID-26214: RealNetworks RealPlayer File Parsing Routines Multiple Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-2264: Heap-based buffer overflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer 8, 10, 10.1, and possibly 10.5; RealOne Player 1 and 2; and RealPlayer Enterprise allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a RAM (.ra or .ram) file with a large size value in the RA header.
- RHSA-2007-0841: Critical: RealPlayer security update
- SA27361: RealPlayer/RealOne/HelixPlayer Multiple Buffer Overflows
- SECTRACK ID: 1018866: RealPlayer Buffer Overflows in Processing MP3, RM, SWF, RAM, and PLS Files Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-3628: RealNetworks Products Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Oct 25, 2007
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