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RealPlayer / RealOne Player for Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (2005-06-23)
high Nessus Plugin ID 18558
Synopsis
The remote Windows application is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
According to its build number, the installed version of RealPlayer / RealOne Player for Windows has several vulnerabilities :- A malicious MP3 file can be used to overwrite an arbitrary file or execute an ActiveX control.
- Using a specially crafted RealMedia file, an attacker may be able to cause a heap overflow and run arbitrary code within the context of the affected application.
- Using a specially crafted AVI file, an attacker may be able to cause a buffer overflow and run arbitrary code within the context of the affected application.
- A malicious website may be able to cause a local HTML file to be created that triggers an RM file to play which would then reference the local HTML file.
Solution
Upgrade according to the vendor advisory referenced above.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?dc045348
https://www.beyondtrust.com/resources/blog/research/
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/403535/30/0/threaded
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 18558
File Name: realplayer_realtext_parsing_overflow.nasl
Version: 1.25
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 6/24/2005
Updated: 11/15/2018
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.5
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 6.9
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/Build
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/23/2005
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/23/2005
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2005-1766, CVE-2005-2052