77280 : RealPlayer MPG Zero Width Value Handling Remote Memory Corruption
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2011-11-18

Time to Patch
88 days

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2011-4259" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : Integer underflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer before 15.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted width value in an MPG file.

Classification

Location: Local / Remote, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Private
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Coordinated Disclosure

Solution

Upgrade to version 15.0.0 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

RealNetworks, Inc.	RealPlayer	11.0
		11.1
		SP 1.0.x
		SP 1.1.0
		SP 1.1.1
		SP 1.1.2
		SP 1.1.3
		SP 1.1.4
		SP 1.1.5
		14.0.0
		14.0.1
		14.0.2
		14.0.3
		14.0.4
		14.0.5
		14.0.6
		14.0.7

References

Related OSVDB ID: 77268 77269 77270 77271 77272 77273 77274 77275 77276 77277 77278 77279 77281 77282 77283 77284 77285 77286
CVE ID: 2011-4259 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 46954
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/11182011_player/en/
Other Advisory URL: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-331/

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 9.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2011-11-24 | Disagree?

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