RealNetworks Helix Player 1.0.6 memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in RealNetworks Helix Player 1.0.6. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in common/util/rlstate.cpp in Helix Player 1.0.6 and RealPlayer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a RuleBook structure with a large number of rule-separator characters that trigger heap memory corruption.

The weakness was presented 02/18/2010 (Website). The advisory is shared at helixcommunity.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-0417 since 01/27/2010. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/02/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44428 (CentOS 4 : HelixPlayer (CESA-2010:0094)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 155701 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for HelixPlayer (ELSA-2010-0094)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (44428), SecurityFocus (BID 38160†), Secunia (SA38450†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24836†). See VDB-51892, VDB-51668, VDB-51667 and VDB-51666 for similar entries.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 44428
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : HelixPlayer (CESA-2010:0094)
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OpenVAS ID: 880364
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for HelixPlayer CESA-2010:0094 centos4 i386
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: realnetworks.com

Advisory: helixcommunity.org
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CVE: CVE-2010-0417 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 38160 - Helix Player RuleBook Structure Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 38450 - Red Hat update for HelixPlayer, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 24836 - Helix Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability via a Crafted \x27Rulebook\x27 Structure, Medium

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Created: 03/18/2015 03:15 PM
Updated: 09/02/2021 02:46 PM
Changes: 03/18/2015 03:15 PM (64), 02/21/2017 08:02 AM (12), 09/02/2021 02:46 PM (3)
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