RealNetworks RealPlayer 11 Build 6.0.14.748 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in RealNetworks RealPlayer 11 Build 6.0.14.748 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2008-0098. There is not any exploit available. Disabling the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in RealNetworks RealPlayer 11 Build 6.0.14.748 (Multimedia Player Software). This affects an unknown part. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in RealPlayer 11 build 6.0.14.748 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. NOTE: As of 20080103, this disclosure has no actionable information. However, because the VulnDisco Pack author is a reliable researcher, the issue is being assigned a CVE identifier for tracking purposes.

The bug was discovered 01/01/2008. The weakness was released 01/03/2008 by Evgeny Legerov with GLEG Ltd. (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.immunitysec.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-0098 since 01/07/2008. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/03/2019). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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 best possible mitigation is suggested to be disabling the affected component.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39362), SecurityFocus (BID 27091†), OSVDB (39874†), Secunia (SA28276†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1019153†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Disable
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: realnetworks.com

Advisory: lists.immunitysec.com
Researcher: Evgeny Legerov
Organization: GLEG Ltd.
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-0098 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0098
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3531
X-Force: 39362
SecurityFocus: 27091 - RealPlayer 11 Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 28276
OSVDB: 39874 - RealPlayer Unspecified Heap Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1019153
Vulnerability Center: 17328 - Real Networks RealPlayer Allows Remote Attackers to Execute Arbitrary Code via Unspecified Vectors, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-0016

Entryinfo

Created: 01/21/2008 15:07
Updated: 08/03/2019 12:36
Changes: 01/21/2008 15:07 (79), 08/03/2019 12:36 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:D9E:103

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