41430 : RealPlayer ActiveX (ierpplug.dll) Playlist Handling Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2007-10-22

Keywords

FDC7A535-4070-4B92-A0EA-D9994BCC0DC5

Description

A buffer overflow exists in RealPlayer. The ierpplug.dll ActiveX control fails to validate playlist file names resulting in a stack overflow. With a specially crafted file, a context-dependent attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access, Local / Remote, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Patch / RCS
Exploit: Exploit Public, Exploit Commercial
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Uncoordinated Disclosure, Discovered in the Wild
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Real has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

Real	RealPlayer	10
		10.5

References

Security Tracker: 1018843
CVE ID: 2007-5601 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 26130
Secunia Advisory ID: 27248
SCIP VulDB ID: 3411
ISS X-Force ID: 37280
CERT VU: 871673
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2007-3548
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/dailydave/2007-q4/0070.html
Generic Exploit URL: http://immunitysec.com
http://www.saintcorporation.com/cgi-bin/exploit_info/realplayer_activex_playlist
Other Advisory URL: http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=3519
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=3528
http://www.infosecblog.org/2007/10/nasa-bans-ie.html
http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/security_response/weblog/2007/10/realplayer_exploit_on_the_loos.html
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/191007_player/en/
News Article: http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9043319&intsrc=news_ts_head> &articleId=9043319&intsrc=news_ts_head
US-CERT Cyber Security Alert: TA07-297A

Tools & Filters

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Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 9.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2007-10-22 | Disagree?

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