RealNetworks RealPlayer up to 10.5 Web Site memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in RealNetworks RealPlayer up to 10.5. It has been classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Web Site Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-2922. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in RealNetworks RealPlayer up to 10.5 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Web Site Handler. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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 published 03/23/2006 by John Heasman, Greg MacManus and Sowhat (Website). The advisory is shared at service.real.com. The public release has been coordinated with RealNetworks. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-2922 since 09/15/2005. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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 15448†), OSVDB (21010†) and Secunia (SA19358†). service.real.com is providing further details. Similar entries are available at VDB-2104, VDB-2106, VDB-26954 and VDB-26950. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Private
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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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: service.real.com
Suricata ID: 100000284
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09/15/2005 🔍
11/16/2005 +62 days 🔍
11/16/2005 +0 days 🔍
11/22/2005 +6 days 🔍
12/31/2005 +38 days 🔍
03/23/2006 +82 days 🔍
03/24/2006 +1 days 🔍
03/27/2006 +3 days 🔍
03/28/2006 +1 days 🔍
12/17/2024 +6839 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: realnetworks.com

Advisory: service.real.com
Researcher: John Heasman, Greg MacManus, Sowhat
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-2922 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2922
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2105

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X-Force: 25409 - RealNetworks RealPlayer and RealOne Player chunked Transfer-Encoding buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 15448 - Multiple Vendor lpCommandLine Application Path Vulnerability
Secunia: 19358 - RealNetworks Products Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 21010 - RealPlayer Path Subversion Local Privilege Escalation
SecurityTracker: 1015223
Vupen: ADV-2006-1057

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/28/2006 10:59
Updated: 12/17/2024 08:44
Changes: 03/28/2006 10:59 (105), 12/17/2024 08:44 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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