RealPlayer for Windows < 17.0.4.61 RMP Buffer Overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 71772

Synopsis

A multimedia application on the remote Windows host is affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Description

According to its build number, the installed version of RealPlayer on the remote Windows host is earlier than 17.0.4.61. It is, therefore, affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability when handling the 'encoding', 'trackid', and 'version' attributes in RealPlayer Metadata Package (RMP) files that could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Solution

Upgrade to RealPlayer Cloud 17.0.4.61 or later.

See Also

https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Dec/150

http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/12202013_player/en/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 71772

File Name: realplayer_17_0_4_61.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 12/31/2013

Updated: 11/27/2019

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/Build

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/20/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/17/2013

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Metasploit (RealNetworks RealPlayer Version Attribute Buffer Overflow)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-6877, CVE-2013-7260

BID: 64398, 64695

CERT: 698278