RealNetworks RealPlayer up to 11.0.5 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in RealNetworks RealPlayer up to 11.0.5. It has been declared as critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2009-4247. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in RealNetworks RealPlayer up to 11.0.5 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been classified as very critical. Affected is some unknown processing. 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. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in protocol/rtsp/rtspclnt.cpp in RealNetworks RealPlayer 10; RealPlayer 10.5 6.0.12.1040 through 6.0.12.1741; RealPlayer 11 11.0.x; RealPlayer SP 1.0.0 and 1.0.1; RealPlayer Enterprise; Mac RealPlayer 10, 10.1, 11.0, and 11.0.1; Linux RealPlayer 10, 11.0.0, and 11.0.1; and Helix Player 10.x, 11.0.0, and 11.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an ASM RuleBook with a large number of rules, related to an "array overflow."

The weakness was released 01/25/2010 by Peter Vreugdenhil (TippingPoint) with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is available at vupen.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-4247. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/31/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44428 (CentOS 4 : HelixPlayer (CESA-2010:0094)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116821 (RealPlayer Multiple Vulnerabilities).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (55802), Tenable (44428), SecurityFocus (BID 37880†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24690†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3923, VDB-46364, VDB-51893 and VDB-51892. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 44428
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : HelixPlayer (CESA-2010:0094)
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OpenVAS ID: 880364
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for HelixPlayer CESA-2010:0094 centos4 i386
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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12/09/2009 🔍
01/20/2010 +42 days 🔍
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01/25/2010 +5 days 🔍
01/25/2010 +0 days 🔍
01/26/2010 +1 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1877 days 🔍
08/31/2021 +2358 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: realnetworks.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Peter Vreugdenhil (TippingPoint)
Organization: TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-4247 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4247
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51666

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X-Force: 55802
SecurityFocus: 37880 - Multiple RealNetworks Products Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 24690 - RealNetworks RealPlayer Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability via a Crafted ASM RuleBook, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/31/2021 16:30
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (64), 02/20/2017 10:14 (11), 08/31/2021 16:22 (3), 08/31/2021 16:30 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:030:103

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