RealNetworks RealPlayer 11 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in RealNetworks RealPlayer 11. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-0376. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in RealNetworks RealPlayer 11 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. 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 a DLL file in RealNetworks RealPlayer 10, RealPlayer 10.5 6.0.12.1040 through 6.0.12.1741, RealPlayer 11 11.0.0 through 11.0.4, RealPlayer Enterprise, Mac RealPlayer 10 and 10.1, Linux RealPlayer 10, and Helix Player 10.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Internet Video Recording (IVR) file with a modified field that controls an unspecified structure length and triggers heap corruption, related to use of RealPlayer through a Windows Explorer plugin.

The bug was discovered 02/05/2009. The weakness was shared 02/08/2009 by Haifei Li with Fortinet (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-0376 since 01/30/2009. 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 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44119 (RealPlayer for Windows < Build 12.0.0.319 Multiple Buffer Overflows), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116821 (RealPlayer Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6964.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48568), Tenable (44119), SecurityFocus (BID 33652†), OSVDB (54298†) and Secunia (SA33810†). The entries VDB-3923, VDB-51668, VDB-51667 and VDB-51666 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 44119
Nessus Name: RealPlayer for Windows < Build 12.0.0.319 Multiple Buffer Overflows
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OpenVAS ID: 800509
OpenVAS Name: RealPlayer IVR Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/30/2009 🔍
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02/08/2009 +3 days 🔍
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02/18/2009 +10 days 🔍
01/19/2010 +335 days 🔍
01/22/2010 +3 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +1880 days 🔍
08/27/2019 +1624 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: realnetworks.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Haifei Li
Organization: Fortinet
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-0376 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0376
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46364
X-Force: 48568
SecurityFocus: 33652 - RealNetworks RealPlayer IVR File Parsing Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 33810
OSVDB: 54298 - RealNetworks RealPlayer IVR modified field code execution
Vulnerability Center: 20971 - RealNetworks RealPlayer 11 Modified Field Remote DoS and Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2010-0178

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/27/2019 18:23
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (78), 08/27/2019 18:23 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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