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RHEL 4 : HelixPlayer (RHSA-2007:0605)

high Nessus Plugin ID 25624

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

An updated HelixPlayer package that fixes a buffer overflow flaw is now available.

This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

HelixPlayer is a media player.

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way HelixPlayer processed Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) files. It was possible for a malformed SMIL file to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running HelixPlayer. (CVE-2007-3410)

All users of HelixPlayer are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch and is not vulnerable to this issue.

Solution

Update the affected HelixPlayer package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-3410

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:0605

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 25624

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2007-0605.nasl

Version: 1.36

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/29/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:helixplayer, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.5, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4

Required KB Items: Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/27/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/26/2007

Exploitable With

CANVAS (D2ExploitPack)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-3410

CWE: 119

RHSA: 2007:0605