RealPlayer ActiveX (ierpplug.dll) Playlist Handling Buffer Overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 27522

Synopsis

The remote Windows host contains an application that is affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Description

The version of RealPlayer installed on the remote Windows host contains signedness error in its 'MPAMedia.dll' library that can be exploited via an ActiveX control when handling playlist names to cause a stack-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker may be able to exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code subject to the user's privileges on the affected host.

Solution

Upgrade to RealPlayer 10.5 / 11 beta and apply the patch referenced in the vendor advisory above.

See Also

http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/191007_player/en/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 27522

File Name: realplayer_playlist_handling_overflow.nasl

Version: 1.24

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 10/23/2007

Updated: 7/27/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 8.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:realnetworks:realplayer

Required KB Items: SMB/RealPlayer/Product, SMB/RealPlayer/Path, SMB/Registry/Enumerated

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Core Impact

Metasploit (RealPlayer ierpplug.dll ActiveX Control Playlist Name Buffer Overflow)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-5601

BID: 26130

CWE: 119

CERT: 871673