Title: RealPlayer Long File Name Now Playing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Severity: CRITICAL
Description:
RealPlayer is the freely available Real Media format player. It is distributed and maintained by RealNetworks.
A problem with the RealPlayer and RealOne player could result in code execution.
A buffer overflow has been reported in the Real products. When one of the affected products is used to play a file with a name of excessively large length and one of two specific operations are performed in the in the "Now Playing" menu, the overflow occurs. This could result in the execution of arbitrary code embedded in the file name.
This problem requires a vulnerable user to perform one of two operations. While the malicious file is playing, if the user right-clicks in the "Now Playing" menu and either selects "Edit Clip Info" or selects "Copy To My Library," the buffer overflow occurs.
** Reports indicate that the patch for this issue supplied by Real Networks is ineffective.
Affected Products:
- Real Networks RealOne Player 0.0.0
- Real Networks RealOne Player 2.0.0
- Real Networks RealPlayer 0.0.0G2
- Real Networks RealPlayer 6.0.0Win32
- Real Networks RealPlayer 7.0.0 Win32
- Real Networks RealPlayer 8.0.0 Win32
References:
- Real Networks: RealPlayer Buffer Overrun Vulnerability
- The Register: RealPlayer security fix is faulty
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