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RHEL 3 / 4 : RealPlayer (RHSA-2006:0257)
high Nessus Plugin ID 63831
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.Description
An updated RealPlayer package that fixes a buffer overflow bug is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras 3 and 4.This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
RealPlayer is a media player that provides media playback locally and via streaming.
A buffer overflow bug was discovered in the way RealPlayer processes Flash Media (.swf) files. It is possible for a malformed Flash Media file to execute arbitrary code as the user running RealPlayer. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project assigned the name CVE-2006-0323 to this issue.
All users of RealPlayer are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains RealPlayer version 10.0.7 and is not vulnerable to this issue.
Solution
Update the affected RealPlayer and / or realplayer packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 63831
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2006-0257.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 1/24/2013
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: Medium
Score: 6.7
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:realplayer, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 3/22/2006
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/15/2005
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2006-0323