Executive Summary

Summary
Title HelixPlayer security update
Informations
Name RHSA-2005:517 First vendor Publication 2005-06-23
Vendor RedHat Last vendor Modification 2005-06-23
Severity (Vendor) Critical Revision 01

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 HelixPlayer 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 - i386, ppc, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, x86_64

3. Problem description:

HelixPlayer is a media player.

A buffer overflow bug was found in the way HelixPlayer processes SMIL files. An attacker could create a specially crafted SMIL file, which when combined with a malicious web server, could execute arbitrary code when opened by a user. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2005-1766 to this issue.

All users of HelixPlayer are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains HelixPlayer version 10.0.5 and is not vulnerable to this issue.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.

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

159871 - CAN-2005-1766 HelixPlayer heap overflow

Original Source

Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-517.html

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9509
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9509
Title: Heap-based buffer overflow in rtffplin.cpp in RealPlayer 10.5 6.0.12.1056 on Windows, and 10, 10.0.1.436, and other versions before 10.0.5 on Linux, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a RealMedia file with a long RealText string, such as an SMIL file.
Description: Heap-based buffer overflow in rtffplin.cpp in RealPlayer 10.5 6.0.12.1056 on Windows, and 10, 10.0.1.436, and other versions before 10.0.5 on Linux, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a RealMedia file with a long RealText string, such as an SMIL file.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2005-1766
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 66

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2008-09-24 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200507-04 (realplayer)
File : nvt/glsa_200507_04.nasl
2008-09-04 Name : FreeBSD Ports: linux-realplayer
File : nvt/freebsd_linux-realplayer1.nasl
2008-01-17 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 826-1 (helix-player)
File : nvt/deb_826_1.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
17575 RealPlayer rtffplin.cpp RealText File Parser Overflow

Snort® IPS/IDS

Date Description
2014-01-10 RealNetworks RealPlayer realtext file bad version buffer overflow attempt
RuleID : 3823 - Revision : 21 - Type : FILE-MULTIMEDIA
2014-01-10 RealNetworks RealPlayer realtext long URI request attempt
RuleID : 3822 - Revision : 15 - Type : SERVER-WEBAPP

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2006-07-05 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.
File : centos_RHSA-2005-517.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-10-05 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-826.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-07-20 Name : The remote host is missing a vendor-supplied security patch
File : suse_SA_2005_037.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-07-13 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.
File : freebsd_pkg_95ee96f2e48811d9bf22080020c11455.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-07-06 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200507-04.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-06-24 Name : The remote Windows application is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
File : realplayer_realtext_parsing_overflow.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-06-24 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.
File : redhat-RHSA-2005-517.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-06-24 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2005-523.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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