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Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 1:35 pm Post subject: [ GLSA 200507-04 ] RealPlayer: Heap overflow vulnerability |
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
Title: RealPlayer: Heap overflow vulnerability (GLSA 200507-04)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: July 06, 2005
Bug(s): #96923
ID: 200507-04
Synopsis
RealPlayer is vulnerable to a heap overflow that could lead to remote execution of arbitrary code.
Background
RealPlayer is a multimedia player capable of handling multiple multimedia file formats.
Affected Packages
Package: media-video/realplayer
Vulnerable: < 10.0.5
Unaffected: >= 10.0.5
Architectures: All supported architectures
Description
RealPlayer is vulnerable to a heap overflow when opening RealMedia files which make use of RealText.
Impact
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
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All RealPlayer users should upgrade to the latest available version: Code: | # emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/realplayer-10.0.5" |
References
RealNetworks Security Advisory
CAN-2005-1766
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