RealNetworks RealPlayer up to 15.0.3.36 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in RealNetworks RealPlayer up to 15.0.3.36. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2012-2409. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in RealNetworks RealPlayer up to 15.0.3.36 (Multimedia Player Software). This issue affects an unknown function. 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:

Buffer overflow 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 or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted RealMedia file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-2410.

The weakness was presented 09/07/2012 by Andrzej Dyjak (Senator of Pirates) as 09072012_player as confirmed posting (Website). The advisory is shared at service.real.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with RealNetworks. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-2409 since 04/23/2012. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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.

Upgrading to version 15.0.3.37 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (78386), Tenable (62065), SecurityFocus (BID 55473†), OSVDB (85364†) and Secunia (SA50566†). See VDB-6291, VDB-6292, VDB-62243 and VDB-62242 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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

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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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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: Upgrade
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Upgrade: RealPlayer 15.0.3.37

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: realnetworks.com

Advisory: 09072012_player
Researcher: Andrzej Dyjak (Senator of Pirates)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-2409 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2409
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6293
X-Force: 78386 - Real Networks RealPlayer RealMedia buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 55473 - RealPlayer Multiple Memory Corruption and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 50566 - RealPlayer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 85364
SecurityTracker: 1027510 - RealPlayer Buffer Overflows and Other Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 36156 - RealNetworks RealPlayer and Mac RealPlayer Remote DoS Vulnerability via a Crafted RealMedia File, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/14/2012 10:34
Updated: 04/13/2021 07:11
Changes: 09/14/2012 10:34 (81), 04/17/2017 10:59 (11), 04/13/2021 07:11 (2)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216::103

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