RealNetworks RealPlayer/RealOne RT3 Plugin stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in RealNetworks RealPlayer and RealOne. It has been declared as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component RT3 Plugin. The manipulation results in stack-based overflow. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-0387. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in RealNetworks RealPlayer and RealOne (Multimedia Player Software) (version now known). Affected is some unknown processing of the component RT3 Plugin. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the RT3 plugin, as used in RealPlayer 8, RealOne Player, RealOne Player 10 beta, and RealOne Player Enterprise, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed .R3T file.

The bug was discovered 02/04/2004. The weakness was presented 03/07/2004 by Mark Litchfield with NGSSoftware (Website). The advisory is shared for download at service.real.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-0387 since 04/09/2004. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 32 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17590 (RHEL 3 : realplayer (RHSA-2005:299)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15774), Tenable (17590), SecurityFocus (BID 10070†), OSVDB (4977†) and Secunia (SA11314†). See VDB-23853 for similar entry. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 17590
Nessus Name: RHEL 3 : realplayer (RHSA-2005:299)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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02/04/2004 🔍
03/07/2004 +32 days 🔍
04/06/2004 +29 days 🔍
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04/09/2004 +1 days 🔍
06/01/2004 +53 days 🔍
03/21/2005 +293 days 🔍
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11/22/2007 +976 days 🔍
10/16/2014 +2520 days 🔍
07/31/2019 +1749 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: realnetworks.com

Advisory: service.real.com
Researcher: Mark Litchfield
Organization: NGSSoftware
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-0387 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0387
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21888
X-Force: 15774
SecurityFocus: 10070 - RealNetworks RealOne Player/RealPlayer Remote R3T File Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 11314 - RealPlayer/RealOne R3T File Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 4977 - RealPlayer/RealOne R3T Plugin Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 16898 - RT3 Plugin Used in Various Real Players Allows Remote Code Execution via R3T File, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/16/2014 17:31
Updated: 07/31/2019 11:06
Changes: 10/16/2014 17:31 (81), 07/31/2019 11:06 (2)
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