| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in RealNetworks RealPlayer up to 10.5 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component SWF File Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-2922. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.
Details
A vulnerability was found in RealNetworks RealPlayer up to 10.5 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component SWF File Handler. 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:
Heap-based buffer overflow in the embedded player in multiple RealNetworks products and versions including RealPlayer 10.x, RealOne Player, and Helix Player allows remote malicious servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a chunked Transfer-Encoding HTTP response in which either (1) the chunk header length is specified as -1, (2) the chunk header with a length that is less than the actual amount of sent data, or (3) a missing chunk header.
The weakness was shared 03/23/2006 by John Heasman, Greg MacManus and Sowhat (iDefense) with iDEFENSE Labs (Website). The advisory is shared for download at service.real.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-2922 since 09/15/2005. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
It is possible to download the exploit at saintcorporation.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21140 (RealPlayer for Windows < Build 6.0.12.1483 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115346 (RealNetworks Multiple Products Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at service.real.com. A possible mitigation has been published 4 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25409), Tenable (21140), SecurityFocus (BID 17202†), OSVDB (24062†) and Secunia (SA19365†). Additional details are provided at service.real.com. The entries VDB-2105, VDB-2106, VDB-26947 and VDB-29316 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.realnetworks.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 21140
Nessus Name: RealPlayer for Windows < Build 6.0.12.1483 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 56447
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: linux-realplayer
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Saint ID: exploit_info/realplayer_chunk_header
Saint Name: RealPlayer invalid chunk header heap overflow
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Countermeasures
Recommended: PatchStatus: 🔍
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Patch: service.real.com
Suricata ID: 100000284
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Timeline
09/15/2005 🔍12/31/2005 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: realnetworks.comAdvisory: service.real.com
Researcher: John Heasman, Greg MacManus, Sowhat (iDefense)
Organization: iDEFENSE Labs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-2922 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2922
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2104
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X-Force: 25409 - RealNetworks RealPlayer and RealOne Player chunked Transfer-Encoding buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 17202 - RealNetworks Multiple Products Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 19365 - SUSE update for RealPlayer, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 24062 - RealNetworks Multiple Products Web Page Embedded Player Content Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1015808
Vupen: ADV-2006-1057
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/28/2006 10:59Updated: 12/17/2024 08:44
Changes: 03/28/2006 10:59 (105), 04/26/2019 20:49 (3), 12/17/2024 08:44 (17)
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