RealPlayer: Buffer overflow

1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Advisory Reference	GLSA 200709-05 / realplayer
Release Date	September 14, 2007
Latest Revision	September 14, 2007: 01
Impact	normal
Exploitable	remote

Package	Vulnerable versions	Unaffected versions	Architecture(s)
media-video/realplayer	< 10.0.9	>= 10.0.9	All supported architectures

Related bugreports: #183421

Synopsis

RealPlayer is vulnerable to a buffer overflow allowing for execution of arbitrary code.

2. Impact Information

Background

RealPlayer is a multimedia player capable of handling multiple multimedia file formats.

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in the SmilTimeValue::parseWallClockValue() function in smlprstime.cpp when handling HH:mm:ss.f type time formats.

Impact

By enticing a user to open a specially crafted SMIL (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language) file, an attacker could be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.

3. Resolution Information

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All RealPlayer users should upgrade to the latest version:

Code Listing 3.1: Resolution

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/realplayer-10.0.9"

4. References

CVE-2007-3410

Page updated September 14, 2007

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