CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
Percentile
99.7%
Numerous RealNetworks products are vulnerable to a buffer overflow that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.
RealNetworks RealPlayer
RealNetworks RealPlayer is a multimedia application that allows users to view local and remote audio/video content.
SWF File format
The SWF file format is used by Macromedia Flash multimedia files. See the Macromedia File Format Specification FAQ for more information on the SWF file format.
The Problem
Numerous RealNetworks products fail to properly validate SWF files allowing a buffer overflow to occur. By persuading a user to access a specially crafted SWF file with RealPlayer, a remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code.
Considerations
A complete list of affected software is available in the RealNetwork Security Update for March 2006.
By convincing a user to open a specially crafted SWF file with RealPlayer, a remote unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.
Patch RealPlayer
Apply the patches supplied in the RealNetwork Security Update for March 2006.
Disable RealPlayer in your web browser
An attacker may be able to exploit this vulnerability by embedding the crafted SWF file in a webpage and convincing a user to access that page. Disabling RealPlayer in the web browser will eliminate this attack vector thereby reducing the chances of exploitation.
To disable RealPlayer in Microsoft Internet Explorer,disable the RealPlayer ActiveX control. In other web browsers, such as Mozilla Firefox, disable the RealPlayer plugin.
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Updated: March 31, 2006
Affected
We have not received a statement from the vendor.
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
See <http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/03162006_player/en/>.
If you have feedback, comments, or additional information about this vulnerability, please send us [email](<mailto:[email protected]?Subject=VU%23231028 Feedback>).
Updated: May 17, 2006
Affected
This issue affected RealPlayer in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras 3 and 4. Updated packages are available along with our advisory at the URL below and by using the Red Hat Network ‘up2date’ tool.
<https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0257.html>
The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.
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This issue was reported in RealNetwork Security Update for March 2006. RealNetworks credits John Heasman of NGSSoftware, Greg MacManus of iDEFENSE Labs, and Sowhat of Nevis Labs with providing information about this vulnerability.
This document was written by Jeff Gennari.
CVE IDs: | CVE-2006-0323 |
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Severity Metric: | 10.94 Date Public: |