RealNetworks RealPlayer up to 10.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in RealNetworks RealPlayer up to 10.0. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2012-2408. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in RealNetworks RealPlayer up to 10.0 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects 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. The summary by CVE is:

The AAC SDK in RealNetworks RealPlayer before 15.0.6.14, RealPlayer SP 1.0 through 1.1.5, and Mac RealPlayer before 12.0.1.1750 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted AAC file that is not properly handled during decoding.

The weakness was presented 09/12/2012 by Andrzej Dyjak (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-2408 since 04/23/2012. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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 12/13/2021). 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 62065 (RealPlayer for Windows < 15.0.6.14 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

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 (78385), Tenable (62065), SecurityFocus (BID 55473†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36154†). See VDB-6291, VDB-6292, VDB-6293 and VDB-62242 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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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: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 62065
Nessus Name: RealPlayer for Windows < 15.0.6.14 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 803031
OpenVAS Name: RealNetworks RealPlayer Multiple Vulnerabilities - Sep12 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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04/23/2012 🔍
09/07/2012 +137 days 🔍
09/10/2012 +3 days 🔍
09/12/2012 +2 days 🔍
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09/19/2012 +7 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +916 days 🔍
12/13/2021 +2456 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: realnetworks.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Andrzej Dyjak
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-2408 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2408
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62243
X-Force: 78385
SecurityFocus: 55473 - RealPlayer Multiple Memory Corruption and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 36154 - RealNetworks RealPlayer and Mac RealPlayer Remote DoS Vulnerability via a Crafted AAC File, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/13/2021 19:20
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (57), 04/17/2017 10:58 (12), 12/13/2021 19:20 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:557:103

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