RealNetworks RealPlayer up to 10.0 memory corruption

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7.3$5k-$25k0.00

A vulnerability was found in RealNetworks RealPlayer up to 10.0 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer before 15.0.6.14, RealPlayer SP 1.0 through 1.1.5, and Mac RealPlayer before 12.0.1.1750 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted AAC file that is not properly handled during stream-data unpacking.

The weakness was disclosed 09/12/2012 by Andrzej Dyjak (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-2407 since 04/23/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/13/2021). 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 62065 (RealPlayer for Windows < 15.0.6.14 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

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 X-Force (78384), Tenable (62065), SecurityFocus (BID 55473†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36153†). The entries VDB-6291, VDB-6292, VDB-6293 and VDB-62243 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 62065
Nessus Name: RealPlayer for Windows < 15.0.6.14 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 803031
OpenVAS Name: RealNetworks RealPlayer Multiple Vulnerabilities - Sep12 (Mac OS X)
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03/24/2015 +916 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: realnetworks.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Andrzej Dyjak
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-2407 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2407
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62242
X-Force: 78384
SecurityFocus: 55473 - RealPlayer Multiple Memory Corruption and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 36153 - RealNetworks RealPlayer and Mac RealPlayer Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Allows DoS, Medium

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Created: 03/24/2015 12:22 PM
Updated: 12/13/2021 07:12 PM
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 PM (58), 04/17/2017 10:58 AM (12), 12/13/2021 07:12 PM (3)
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