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GLSA-200709-05 : RealPlayer: Buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 26095

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-200709-05 (RealPlayer: Buffer overflow)

 A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in the SmilTimeValue::parseWallClockValue() function in smlprstime.cpp when handling HH:mm:ss.f type time formats.
 Impact :

 By enticing a user to open a specially crafted SMIL (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language) file, an 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-10.0.9'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200709-05

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 26095

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200709-05.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Published: 9/24/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

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

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/14/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/26/2007

Exploitable With

CANVAS (D2ExploitPack)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-3410

CWE: 119

GLSA: 200709-05