RealNetworks RealPlayer 8.0/10.0/10.5 heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in RealNetworks RealPlayer 8.0/10.0/10.5. This affects an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2005-0611. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in RealNetworks RealPlayer 8.0/10.0/10.5 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer 10.5 (6.0.12.1056 and earlier), 10, 8, and RealOne Player V2 and V1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via .WAV files.

The bug was discovered 03/02/2005. The weakness was presented 05/02/2005 by Mark Litchfield with NGSSoftware (Website). The advisory is available at redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-0611 since 03/02/2005. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19116 (FreeBSD : realplayer -- remote heap overflow (c73305ae-8cd7-11d9-9873-000a95bc6fae)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38413 (Real Player SMIL File Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9046.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19549), Tenable (19116), SecurityFocus (BID 12697†), OSVDB (14306†) and Secunia (SA14456†). See VDB-1263 and VDB-1262 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 19116
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : realplayer -- remote heap overflow (c73305ae-8cd7-11d9-9873-000a95bc6fae)
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OpenVAS ID: 52166
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: linux-realplayer
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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/02/2005 +1 days 🔍
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03/04/2005 +2 days 🔍
03/09/2005 +5 days 🔍
05/02/2005 +54 days 🔍
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07/13/2005 +72 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3527 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: realnetworks.com

Advisory: redhat.com
Researcher: Mark Litchfield
Organization: NGSSoftware
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-0611 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0611
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24538

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X-Force: 19549
SecurityFocus: 12697 - RealNetworks RealOne Player/RealPlayer Unspecified WAV File Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 14456
OSVDB: 14306 - RealNetworks - RealOne Player.RealPlayer - Unspecified WAV File Processing Buffer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 7247 - Buffer Overflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer via .WAV Files, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 07/05/2025 13:55
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (77), 06/06/2019 09:44 (11), 07/05/2025 13:55 (20)
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Cache ID: 216:BBA:103

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