RealNetworks RealPlayer up to 11.1 memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in RealNetworks RealPlayer up to 11.1 (Multimedia Player Software). This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

RealNetworks RealPlayer 11.0 through 11.1, RealPlayer SP 1.0 through 1.1.4, Linux RealPlayer 11.0.2.1744, and possibly HelixPlayer 1.0.6 and other versions, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a crafted RealMedia video file.

The weakness was disclosed 12/14/2010 by Omair (Website). The advisory is shared at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-4386 since 12/02/2010. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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 10/07/2021). 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 51782 (CentOS 4 : HelixPlayer removal (CESA-2010:0981)), 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 155566 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for HelixPlayer Removal (ELSA-2010-0981)).

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 vulnerability database at Tenable (51782). The entries 55747, 55746, 55745 and 55744 are pretty similar.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 51782
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : HelixPlayer removal (CESA-2010:0981)
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OpenVAS ID: 880498
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for HelixPlayer-uninstall CESA-2010:0981 centos4 i386
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: realnetworks.com

Advisory: RHSA-2010:0981⛔
Researcher: Omair
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-4386 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1024861 - RealPlayer Buffer Overflows and Memory Corruption Errors Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 28737 - RealNetworks RealPlayer Remote Arbitrary Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 45445 - Real Networks RealPlayer RealMedia Memory (CVE-2010-4386) Heap Corruption Vulnerability

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Created: 03/19/2015 23:27
Updated: 10/07/2021 00:13
Changes: 03/19/2015 23:27 (60), 03/11/2017 09:06 (15), 10/07/2021 00:01 (2), 10/07/2021 00:13 (1)
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