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Realplayer/RealOne RAM File Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory:	SA15023	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2005-04-20
Last Update:	2005-04-21
Popularity:	30,766 views

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

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CVE reference:	CVE-2005-0755

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) 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

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