[ GLSA 200603-24 ] RealPlayer: Buffer overflow vulnerability
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 22:59:15 +0200
From: Matthias Geerdsen <vorlon@gentoo.org.>
To: gentoo-announce@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [ GLSA 200603-24 ] RealPlayer: Buffer overflow vulnerability
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200603-24
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: RealPlayer: Buffer overflow vulnerability
Date: March 26, 2006
Bugs: #127352
ID: 200603-24
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Synopsis
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RealPlayer is vulnerable to a buffer 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 < 10.0.7 >= 10.0.7
Description
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RealPlayer is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when processing malicious
SWF files.
Impact
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By enticing a user to open a specially crafted SWF 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 version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/realplayer-10.0.7"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-0323
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0323
[ 2 ] RealNetworks Advisory
http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/03162006_player/en/
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-200603-24.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 2006 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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