RealNetworks RealPlayer 8.0/10.0/10.5 6.0.12.1040/10.5 6.0.12.1069 vidplin.dll heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in RealNetworks RealPlayer 8.0/10.0/10.5 6.0.12.1040/10.5 6.0.12.1069. The affected element is an unknown function in the library vidplin.dll. This manipulation causes heap-based overflow. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2005-2052. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in RealNetworks RealPlayer 8.0/10.0/10.5 6.0.12.1040/10.5 6.0.12.1069 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code in the library vidplin.dll. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in vidplin.dll in RealPlayer 10 and 10.5 (6.0.12.1040 through 1069), RealOne Player v1 and v2, RealPlayer 8 and RealPlayer Enterprise allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an .avi file with a modified strf structure value.

The bug was discovered 06/23/2005. The weakness was presented 06/28/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at service.real.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-2052 since 06/26/2005. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18560 (Rhapsody vidplin.dll AVI Processing Heap Overflow Vulnerability), 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21131), Tenable (18560), SecurityFocus (BID 13530†), OSVDB (17576†) and Secunia (SA15806†). See VDB-1576, VDB-25607, VDB-25606 and VDB-25600 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 18560
Nessus Name: Rhapsody vidplin.dll AVI Processing Heap Overflow Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: realnetworks.com

Advisory: service.real.com
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CVE: CVE-2005-2052 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2052
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25603
X-Force: 21131
SecurityFocus: 13530
Secunia: 15806 - RealOne / RealPlayer / Helix Player / Rhapsody Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 17576 - RealPlayer/RealOne vidplin.dll Crafted AVI Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 8490 - Buffer Overflow in RealPlayer vidplin.dll via .AVI File, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 07/05/2021 10:51
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (73), 06/02/2019 21:06 (6), 07/05/2021 10:51 (4)
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