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RHEL 3 / 4 / 5 : RealPlayer (RHSA-2007:0841)
high Nessus Plugin ID 40707
Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.Description
An updated RealPlayer package that fixes a security flaw is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extras, 4 Extras, and 5 Supplementary.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 flaw was found in the way RealPlayer 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 RealPlayer. (CVE-2007-3410)
All users of RealPlayer are advised to upgrade to this updated package containing RealPlayer version 10.0.9 which is not vulnerable to this issue.
Solution
Update the affected RealPlayer and / or realplayer packages.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-2263
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-2264
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-3410
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 40707
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2007-0841.nasl
Version: 1.33
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 8/24/2009
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless 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:realplayer, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/17/2007
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/26/2007
Exploitable With
CANVAS (D2ExploitPack)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-2263, CVE-2007-2264, CVE-2007-3410, CVE-2007-5081