RealNetworks RealPlayer 6.0 GET Request path traversal

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in RealNetworks RealPlayer 6.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component GET Request Handler. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2002-0415. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in RealNetworks RealPlayer 6.0 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component GET Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the web server used in RealPlayer 6.0.7, and possibly other versions, may allow local users to read files that are accessible to RealPlayer via a .. (dot dot) in an HTTP GET request to port 1275.

The weakness was released 08/12/2002 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-0415. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 (8336) and SecurityFocus (BID 4221†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Multimedia Player Software

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• RealNetworks

Name

• RealPlayer

Version

• 6.0

License

• free

Website

• Vendor: https://www.realnetworks.com/

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