RealNetworks RealPlayer up to 10.5 MBC File memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in RealNetworks RealPlayer up to 10.5. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component MBC File Handler. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2005-2922. Additionally, an exploit exists. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in RealNetworks RealPlayer up to 10.5 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected is some unknown processing of the component MBC File Handler. 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. 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 bug was discovered 03/22/2006. The weakness was released 03/23/2006 by John Heasman, Greg MacManus and Sowhat (iDefense) with iDEFENSE Labs (Website). The advisory is available at service.real.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-2922 since 09/15/2005. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.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 before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12361.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25409), Tenable (21140), SecurityFocus (BID 17202†), OSVDB (24062†) and Secunia (SA19358†). Further details are available at service.real.com. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-2104, VDB-2105, VDB-26954 and VDB-26947. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: service.real.com
Suricata ID: 100000284
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09/15/2005 🔍
12/31/2005 +107 days 🔍
03/16/2006 +75 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: realnetworks.com

Advisory: 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-100-2106

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X-Force: 25409
SecurityFocus: 17202 - RealNetworks Multiple Products Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 19358 - RealNetworks Products Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 24062 - CVE-2005-2922 - RealNetworks - Multiple Products - Buffer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1015808
Vulnerability Center: 10784 - Multiple RealNetworks Products DoS and Code Execution via a Chunked Transfer-Encoding HTTP Response, High
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 (111), 06/15/2019 20:10 (5), 12/17/2024 08:44 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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