PT-2011-4198 · Realnetworks · Realplayer

Luigi Auriemma · Published 2011-08-16 · Updated 2011-10-06 · CVE-2011-2948

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions RealPlayer versions 11.0 through 11.1 RealPlayer versions 14.0.0 through 14.0.5 RealPlayer SP versions 1.0 through 1.1.5 RealPlayer Enterprise versions 2.0 through 2.1.5 RealPlayer version 12.0.0.1569

Description The issue arises from improper handling of DEFINEFONT fields in SWF files, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service due to heap memory corruption via a crafted file.

Recommendations For RealPlayer versions 11.0 through 11.1, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue. For RealPlayer versions 14.0.0 through 14.0.5, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue. For RealPlayer SP versions 1.0 through 1.1.5, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue. For RealPlayer Enterprise versions 2.0 through 2.1.5, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue. For RealPlayer version 12.0.0.1569, update to a newer version to resolve the issue.

Fix

DoS

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-2948

ZDI-11-268

Affected Products

Realplayer

References · 5

• http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/08162011_player/en · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2948 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-268 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1025943 · Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-268 · Note