RealPlayer Long File Name Now Playing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:6229

Info

RealPlayer Long File Name Now Playing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 6229
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 22 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 22 2002 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery of this vulnerability is credited to NGSSoftware.
Vulnerable: RealNetworks RealPlayer 8.0 Win32
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 98 SP1
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98SE
- Microsoft Windows ME
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows XP Home
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
RealNetworks RealPlayer 7.0 Win32
RealNetworks RealPlayer 6.0 Win32
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
RealNetworks RealPlayer G2
RealNetworks RealOne Player 2.0
RealNetworks RealOne Player
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

RealPlayer Long File Name Now Playing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

RealPlayer is the freely available Real Media format player. It is distributed and maintained by RealNetworks.

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.

** Reports indicate that the patch for this issue supplied by Real Networks does not correct the problem.

Exploit / POC

RealPlayer Long File Name Now Playing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Solution / Fix

RealPlayer Long File Name Now Playing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Real Networks has made a fix available.

** Note that reports indicate that the patch supplied by Real Networks for this issue does not rectify the problem.


RealNetworks RealPlayer G2

RealNetworks RealOne Player

RealNetworks RealOne Player 2.0

RealNetworks RealPlayer 6.0 Win32

RealNetworks RealPlayer 7.0 Win32

RealNetworks RealPlayer 8.0 Win32

References

RealPlayer Long File Name Now Playing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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