RealNetworks RealPlayer up to 10.5 6.0.12.1040 off-by-one

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in RealNetworks RealPlayer up to 10.5 6.0.12.1040. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in off-by-one. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-0191. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in RealNetworks RealPlayer up to 10.5 6.0.12.1040 (Multimedia Player Software). This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a off-by-one vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-193. A product calculates or uses an incorrect maximum or minimum value that is 1 more, or 1 less, than the correct value. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Off-by-one buffer overflow in the processing of tags in Real Metadata Package (RMP) files in RealPlayer 10.5 (6.0.12.1040) and earlier could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long tag.

The bug was discovered 09/28/2004. The weakness was presented 01/19/2005 by NGSSoftware Insight Security Research with NGSSoftware Insight Security Research (Website). The advisory is shared at marc.info. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-0191 since 01/28/2005. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 113 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 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3312.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18982), Tenable (17590), SecurityFocus (BID 12315†), OSVDB (10417†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-9826†). See VDB-855, VDB-856, VDB-21888 and VDB-22268 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Off-by-one
CWE: CWE-193 / CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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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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09/28/2004 🔍
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01/19/2005 +113 days 🔍
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01/20/2005 +1 days 🔍
01/28/2005 +8 days 🔍
03/21/2005 +52 days 🔍
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12/04/2005 +258 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3383 days 🔍
06/12/2019 +1555 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: realnetworks.com

Advisory: marc.info
Researcher: NGSSoftware Insight Security Research
Organization: NGSSoftware Insight Security Research
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-0191 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0191
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23853
X-Force: 18982
SecurityFocus: 12315 - RealNetworks RealOne Player And RealPlayer Multiple Potential Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 10417 - CVE-2005-0191 - RealNetworks - RealPlayer - Buffer-overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 9826 - RealPlayer 10.5 Off-by-One Buffer Overflow in Real Metadata Package, High

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Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 06/12/2019 09:22
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (69), 06/12/2019 09:22 (9)
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Cache ID: 216:6BD:103

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