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A vulnerability was found in RealNetworks RealPlayer up to 10.0.5.756 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Format string vulnerability in Real HelixPlayer and RealPlayer 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) image handle or (2) timeformat attribute in a RealPix (.rp) or RealText (.rt) file.

The bug was discovered 09/27/2005. The weakness was released 09/27/2005 by c0ntex (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at open-security.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-2710 since 08/26/2005. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by c0ntex and been published before and not just after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at open-security.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19977 (GLSA-200510-07 : RealPlayer, Helix Player: Format string vulnerability), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117849 (CentOS Security Update for Helix (CESA-2005:788)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at real.com. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be establishing an alternative product. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 8091. In this case the pattern image is used for detection.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (1232), Tenable (19977), OSVDB (19696†), Secunia (SA17127†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1014975†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-1772. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Multimedia Player Software

Vendor

• RealNetworks

Name

• RealPlayer

Version

• 10.0.5.756

License

• free

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Format string
CWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: c0ntex
Download: 🔍

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Nessus ID: 19977
Nessus Name: GLSA-200510-07 : RealPlayer, Helix Player: Format string vulnerability
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OpenVAS ID: 55491
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 826-1 (helix-player)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Alternative
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Patch: real.com

Snort ID: 8091
Snort Message: WEB-CLIENT RealPlayer Realpix file format string overflow attempt
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Suricata ID: 2002381
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Timelineinfo

08/26/2005 🔍
09/26/2005 +31 days 🔍
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09/27/2005 +1 days 🔍
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10/11/2005 +1 days 🔍
12/17/2024 +7007 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: realnetworks.com

Advisory: open-security.org
Researcher: c0ntex
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2005-2710 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2710
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1771

OVAL: 🔍

CERT: 🔍
Secunia: 17127 - SUSE update for realplayer, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 19696 - RealNetworks Helix Player invalid-handle Error Message Format String
SecurityTracker: 1014975
Vulnerability Center: 9362

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/29/2005 11:24 AM
Updated: 12/17/2024 06:39 AM
Changes: 09/29/2005 11:24 AM (104), 07/04/2019 03:32 PM (1), 07/11/2024 11:51 PM (18), 12/17/2024 06:39 AM (3)
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Cache ID: 18:E4D:40

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