Critical: HelixPlayer removal. Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 11:29:17 -0600 Reply-To: Troy Dawson Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux From: Troy Dawson Subject: Security ERRATA Critical: HelixPlayer on SL4.x i386/x86_64 Comments: To: "
RealPlayer and Helix Player are vulnerable to a buffer overflow that could lead to remote execution of arbitrary code.. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200504-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: RealPlayer, Helix Player: Buffer overflow vulnerability Date: April 22, 2005 Bugs: #89862 ID: 200504-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======= RealPlayer and Helix Player are vulnerable to a buffer overflow that could lead to remote execution of arbitrary code. Background ========= RealPlayer is a multimedia player capable of handling multiple multimedia file formats. Helix Player is the Open Source version of RealPlayer. Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-video/realplayer < 10.0.4 > = 10.0.4 2 media-video/helixplayer < 1.0.4 > = 1.0.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Description ========== Piotr Bania has discovered a buffer overflow vulnerability in RealPlayer and Helix Player when processing malicious RAM files. Impact ===== By enticing a user to play a specially crafted RAM file an attacker could execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running the application. Workaround ========= There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========= All RealPlayer usersshould upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "> =media-video/realplayer-10.0.4" All Helix Player users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "> =media-video/helixplayer-1.0.4" References ========= [ 1 ] CAN-2005-0755 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CAN-2005-0755 [ 2 ] RealNetworks Advisory https://www.real.com/ Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200504-21 Concerns? ======== Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
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