RealPlayer 15.0.5.109 Watch Folder Facility memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in RealPlayer 15.0.5.109. This impacts an unknown function of the component Watch Folder Facility. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-4987. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in RealPlayer 15.0.5.109 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Watch Folder Facility. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer 15.0.5.109 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ZIP file that triggers incorrect processing of long pathnames by the Watch Folders feature.

The weakness was shared 10/26/2012 by Joseph Sheridan with ReactionIS as not defined posting (Website). The advisory is shared at reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk. The public release happened without involvement of the project team. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-4987 since 09/19/2012. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 46 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 803043 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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 (79663), Tenable (803043), SecurityFocus (BID 56324†), OSVDB (86721†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-37400†). The entry VDB-6833 is related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Base Score: 9.9
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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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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 803043
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OpenVAS ID: 803043
OpenVAS Name: RealPlayer Watch Folders Function Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (Windows)
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/10/2012 🔍
09/19/2012 +9 days 🔍
10/26/2012 +37 days 🔍
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10/28/2012 +2 days 🔍
10/29/2012 +1 days 🔍
11/04/2012 +6 days 🔍
11/06/2012 +2 days 🔍
11/26/2012 +20 days 🔍
04/21/2017 +1607 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk
Researcher: Joseph Sheridan
Organization: ReactionIS
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-4987 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4987
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6829
X-Force: 79663 - Real Networks RealPlayer Watch Folder Facility buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 56324 - Real Networks RealPlayer CVE-2012-4987 Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 86721
Vulnerability Center: 37400 - RealNetworks RealPlayer Remote User-Assisted Code Execution via a Maliciously Crafted ZIP File, Medium

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

Created: 10/29/2012 17:47
Updated: 04/21/2017 22:11
Changes: 10/29/2012 17:47 (75), 04/21/2017 22:11 (2)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216::103

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