This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig38C4A3958B6DE1DA2F8D62FA Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200507-04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: RealPlayer: Heap overflow vulnerability Date: July 06, 2005 Bugs: #96923 ID: 200507-04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== RealPlayer is vulnerable to a heap overflow that could lead to remote execution of arbitrary code. Background ========== RealPlayer is a multimedia player capable of handling multiple multimedia file formats. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-video/realplayer < 10.0.5 >= 10.0.5 Description =========== RealPlayer is vulnerable to a heap overflow when opening RealMedia files which make use of RealText. Impact ====== By enticing a user to play a specially crafted RealMedia 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 users should upgrade to the latest available version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/realplayer-10.0.5" References ========== [ 1 ] RealNetworks Security Advisory http://service.real.com/help/faq/security/050623_player/EN/ [ 2 ] CAN-2005-1766 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1766 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-04.xml 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 security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 --------------enig38C4A3958B6DE1DA2F8D62FA Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFCy9iRvcL1obalX08RAhCAAJ9/g/e/xGp25IJuMGzqN1ms6AclsgCfb43n nkU6kWl83isOFCMVcqIp6Y0= =H3MZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig38C4A3958B6DE1DA2F8D62FA--