RealNetworks RealPlayer 8.0/10.0/10.1/10.5 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in RealNetworks RealPlayer 8.0/10.0/10.1/10.5. It has been declared as critical. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2007-2264. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in RealNetworks RealPlayer 8.0/10.0/10.1/10.5 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer 8, 10, 10.1, and possibly 10.5; RealOne Player 1 and 2; and RealPlayer Enterprise allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a RAM (.ra or .ram) file with a large size value in the RA header.

The bug was discovered 10/25/2007. The weakness was published 10/31/2007 by John Heasman (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-2264 since 04/25/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 29866 (FreeBSD : linux-realplayer -- multiple vulnerabilities (f762ccbb-baed-11dc-a302-000102cc8983)), 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.

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 5070.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (37437), Tenable (29866), SecurityFocus (BID 26214†), OSVDB (38343†) and Secunia (SA27361†). Similar entries are available at VDB-37477, VDB-39504, VDB-39503 and VDB-39502. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 29866
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : linux-realplayer -- multiple vulnerabilities (f762ccbb-baed-11dc-a302-000102cc8983)
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OpenVAS ID: 60115
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: linux-realplayer
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Recommended: Upgrade
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04/25/2007 🔍
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10/26/2007 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: realnetworks.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: John Heasman
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-2264 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2264
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39500

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X-Force: 37437
SecurityFocus: 26214 - RealNetworks RealPlayer File Parsing Routines Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 27361
OSVDB: 38343 - CVE-2007-2264 - RealNetworks - RealPlayer - Buffer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1018866
Vulnerability Center: 16692 - RealNetworks RealPlayer and RealOne Player Heap Based Buffer Overflow via a RAM File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-3628

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 07/29/2019 12:40
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (90), 07/29/2019 12:40 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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