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Realplayer/RealOne RAM File Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Advisory Available in Danish 

Secunia Advisory: SA15023  
Release Date: 2005-04-20
Last Update: 2005-04-21

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Helix Player 1.x
RealOne Player 1.x
RealOne Player 2.x
RealPlayer 10.x
RealPlayer 8
RealPlayer Enterprise 1.x

CVE reference:CVE-2005-0755 (Secunia mirror)

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Description:
Piotr Bania has reported a vulnerability in Realplayer and RealOne, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when processing RAM files and can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow via a specially crafted RAM file.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability affects the following products:
* RealPlayer 10.5 (6.0.12.1040-1059)
* RealPlayer 10
* RealOne Player v2
* RealOne Player v1
* RealPlayer 8
* RealPlayer Enterprise
* Mac RealPlayer 10 (10.0.0.305 - 331)
* Mac RealOne Player
* Linux RealPlayer 10 (10.0.0 - 3)
* Helix Player (10.0.0 - 3)

Do you have this product installed on your home computer? Scan using the free Personal Software Inspector. Check if a vulnerable version is installed on computers in your corporate network, using the Network Software Inspector.

Solution:
Apply patches.

RealOne / RealPlayer for Windows and Mac:
Patches are available via the "Check for Update" feature.

RealPlayer Enterprise:
http://docs.real.com/docs/pnen3260.dll

RealPlayer 10 for Linux:
http://www.real.com/linux

Helix Player for Linux:
http://player.helixcommunity.org/downloads/

Provided and/or discovered by:
Piotr Bania

Changelog:
2005-04-20: Added additional products as vulnerable and linked to second vendor advisory.
2005-04-21: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
RealNetworks:
http://service.real.com/help/faq/security/050419_player/
http://www.service.real.com/help/faq/security/security041905.html

Piotr Bania:
http://pb.specialised.info/all/adv/real-ram-adv.txt



Please note: The information that this Secunia Advisory is based on comes from a third party unless stated otherwise.

Secunia collects, validates, and verifies all vulnerability reports issued by security research groups, vendors, and others.

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