GLSA 200809-03: RealPlayer: Buffer overflow
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | RealPlayer: Buffer overflow |
| Date: | 09/04/2008 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 200809-03 |
Synopsis
RealPlayer is vulnerable to a buffer overflow allowing for the execution of arbitrary code.Background
RealPlayer is a multimedia player capable of handling multiple multimedia file formats.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| media-video/realplayer | < 11.0.0.4028-r1 | >= 11.0.0.4028-r1 | All supported architectures |
Description
Dyon Balding of Secunia Research reported an unspecified heap-based buffer overflow in the Shockwave Flash (SWF) frame handling.
Impact
By enticing a user to open a specially crafted SWF (Shockwave Flash) file, a remote attacker could be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All RealPlayer users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/realplayer-11.0.0.4028-r1"
References
Availability
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