GLSA-200809-03 : RealPlayer: Buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 34092

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200809-03 (RealPlayer: Buffer overflow)

Dyon Balding of Secunia Research reported an unspecified heap-based buffer overflow in the Shockwave Flash (SWF) frame handling.
Impact :

By enticing a user to open a specially crafted SWF (Shockwave Flash) file, a remote attacker could be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All RealPlayer users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-video/realplayer-11.0.0.4028-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200809-03

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 34092

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200809-03.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Published: 9/5/2008

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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:gentoo:linux:realplayer, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 9/4/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-5400

CWE: 119

GLSA: 200809-03