Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2005 15:11:41 +0200
From: Thierry Carrez <koon@gentoo.org.>
To: gentoo-announce@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [ GLSA 200507-04 ] RealPlayer: Heap overflow vulnerability
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200507-04
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: RealPlayer: Heap overflow vulnerability
Date: July 06, 2005
Bugs: #96923
ID: 200507-04
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Synopsis
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RealPlayer is vulnerable to a heap overflow that could lead to remote
execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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RealPlayer is a multimedia player capable of handling multiple
multimedia file formats.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-video/realplayer < 10.0.5 >= 10.0.5
Description
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RealPlayer is vulnerable to a heap overflow when opening RealMedia
files which make use of RealText.
Impact
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By enticing a user to play a specially crafted RealMedia file an
attacker could execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user
running the application.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All RealPlayer users should upgrade to the latest available version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/realplayer-10.0.5"
References
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[ 1 ] RealNetworks Security Advisory
http://service.real.com/help/faq/security/050623_player/EN/
[ 2 ] CAN-2005-1766
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1766
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-04.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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