1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
| Advisory Reference | GLSA 200507-04 / realplayer |
| Release Date | July 06, 2005 |
| Latest Revision | July 06, 2005: 01 |
| Impact | normal |
| Exploitable | remote |
| Package | Vulnerable versions | Unaffected versions | Architecture(s) |
| media-video/realplayer | < 10.0.5 | >= 10.0.5 | All supported architectures |
Related bugreports: #96923
RealPlayer is vulnerable to a heap overflow that could lead to remote execution of arbitrary code.
RealPlayer is a multimedia player capable of handling multiple multimedia file formats.
RealPlayer is vulnerable to a heap overflow when opening RealMedia files which make use of RealText.
By enticing a user to play a specially crafted RealMedia file an attacker could execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running the application.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All RealPlayer users should upgrade to the latest available version:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/realplayer-10.0.5" |