Executive Summary

Summary
Title RealPlayer security update
Informations
Name RHSA-2005:363 First vendor Publication 2005-04-20
Vendor RedHat Last vendor Modification 2005-04-20
Severity (Vendor) Critical Revision 03

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 5.1 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 6.4 Attack Complexity High
Cvss Expoit Score 4.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Problem Description:

An updated RealPlayer package that fixes a buffer overflow issue is now available.

This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64

3. Problem description:

RealPlayer is a media player that provides solid media playback locally and via streaming. It plays RealAudio, RealVideo, MP3, 3GPP Video, Flash, SMIL 2.0, JPEG, GIF, PNG, RealPix and RealText and more.

A buffer overflow bug was found in the way RealPlayer processes RAM files. An attacker could create a specially crafted RAM file which could execute arbitrary code when opened by a user. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2005-0755 to this issue.

All users of RealPlayer are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains RealPlayer version 10.0.4 and is not vulnerable to this issue.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat Update Agent, use the following command:

up2date

For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the following Web page for the System Administration or Customization guide specific to your system:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/

5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

153931 - RealPlayer buffer overflow

Original Source

Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-363.html

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11205
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11205
Title: Heap-based buffer overflow in RealPlayer 10 and earlier, Helix Player before 10.0.4, and RealOne Player v1 and v2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long hostname in a RAM file.
Description: Heap-based buffer overflow in RealPlayer 10 and earlier, Helix Player before 10.0.4, and RealOne Player v1 and v2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long hostname in a RAM file.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2005-0755
 Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
 Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 14
Application 2
Application 9

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2008-09-24 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200504-21 (RealPlayer)
File : nvt/glsa_200504_21.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
15742 RealNetworks Helix Player RAM File Processing Overflow

A remote overflow exists in Helix Player. The application fails to perform proper bounds checking resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted RAM file containing an overly long hostname, a remote attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.
15710 RealPlayer RAM File Processing Overflow

A remote overflow exists in RealPlayer. The application fails to perform proper bounds checking resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted RAM file containing an overly long hostname, a remote attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Snort® IPS/IDS

Date Description
2014-01-10 RealNetworks RealPlayer playlist rtsp URL overflow attempt
RuleID : 2440-community - Revision : 23 - Type : FILE-MULTIMEDIA
2014-01-10 RealNetworks RealPlayer playlist rtsp URL overflow attempt
RuleID : 2440 - Revision : 23 - Type : FILE-MULTIMEDIA
2014-01-10 RealNetworks RealPlayer playlist http URL overflow attempt
RuleID : 2439-community - Revision : 23 - Type : FILE-MULTIMEDIA
2014-01-10 RealNetworks RealPlayer playlist http URL overflow attempt
RuleID : 2439 - Revision : 23 - Type : FILE-MULTIMEDIA
2014-01-10 RealNetworks RealPlayer playlist file URL overflow attempt
RuleID : 2438-community - Revision : 23 - Type : FILE-MULTIMEDIA
2014-01-10 RealNetworks RealPlayer playlist file URL overflow attempt
RuleID : 2438 - Revision : 23 - Type : FILE-MULTIMEDIA

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2006-07-05 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.
File : centos_RHSA-2005-392.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-09-12 Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2005-329.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-04-22 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200504-21.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-04-21 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.
File : redhat-RHSA-2005-363.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-04-21 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.
File : redhat-RHSA-2005-392.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-04-21 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.
File : redhat-RHSA-2005-394.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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