RealNetworks RealPlayer Cross Domain Scripting Remote Code Execution

realplayer-rnx-cross-domain-scripting (67819) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

Real Networks RealPlayer could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an error related to processing HTML files included in the installation of RealPlayer. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 9.3
  Access Vector: Network
  Access Complexity: Medium
  Authentication: None
  Confidentiality Impact: Complete
  Integrity Impact: Complete
  Availability Impact: Complete
 
Temporal Score: 6.9
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of RealPlayer (14.0.6 or later), available from the RealNetworks Web site. See References.

References:

  • IBM Security Protection Advisory: RealNetworks RealPlayer Cross Domain Scripting Remote Code Execution.
  • RealNetworks August 2011 Update: RealNetworks, Inc. Releases Update to Address Security Vulnerabilities..
  • CVE-2011-1221: Cross-zone scripting vulnerability in the RealPlayer ActiveX control in RealNetworks RealPlayer 11.0 through 11.1 and 14.0.0 through 14.0.5, RealPlayer SP 1.0 through 1.1.5, and RealPlayer Enterprise 2.0 through 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML in the Local Zone via a local HTML document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2947.

Platforms Affected:

  • RealNetworks RealPlayer 14.0.0
  • RealNetworks RealPlayer 14.0.5

Reported:

Jun 03, 2011

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