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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> SuSE Local Security Checks >> SUSE-SA:2005:037: RealPlayer Vulnerability Assessment Details
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SUSE-SA:2005:037: RealPlayer |
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Check for the version of the RealPlayer package Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory SUSE-SA:2005:037 (RealPlayer). Various security problems were found in RealPlayer that permit a remote attacker to execute code in the local player by providing handcrafted files. See http://service.real.com/help/faq/security/050623_player/EN/ too. The following security bugs are listed: - To fashion a malicious MP3 file to permit the overwriting of a local file or execution of an ActiveX control on a customer's machine. - To fashion a malicious RealMedia file which uses RealText to cause a heap overflow to permit a possible hacker to execute arbitrary code on a customer's machine. - To fashion a malicious AVI file to cause a buffer overflow to permit a possible hacker to execute arbitrary code on a customer's machine. - Using default settings of earlier Internet Explorer browsers, a malicious website could cause a local HTML file to be created and then trigger an RM file to play which would then reference this local HTML file. (Not applicable to Linux.) The updated package fixes these problems. These are tracked by the Mitre CVE IDs CVE-2005-1766 and CVE-2005-1277. This bug affects all SUSE Linux versions including RealPlayer. However, due to the binary only nature of RealPlayer we are only able to provide fixed packages for SUSE Linux 9.2, 9.3 and Novell Linux Desktop 9. For the SUSE Linux versions containing RealPlayer 8 we are no longer Solution : http://www.suse.de/security/advisories/2005_37_real_player.html Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security |
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