- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200510-07 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: RealPlayer, Helix Player: Format string vulnerability Date: October 07, 2005 Bugs: #107309 ID: 200510-07 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== RealPlayer and Helix Player are vulnerable to a format string vulnerability resulting in the execution of arbitrary code. Background ========== RealPlayer is a multimedia player capable of handling multiple multimedia file formats. Helix Player is an open source media player for Linux. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-video/realplayer < 10.0.6 >= 10.0.6 2 media-video/helixplayer < 1.0.6 >= 1.0.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Description =========== "c0ntex" reported that RealPlayer and Helix Player suffer from a heap overflow. Impact ====== By enticing a user to play a specially crafted realpix (.rp) or realtext (.rt) 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 version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/realplayer-10.0.6" All Helix Player users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/helixplayer-1.0.6" References ========== [ 1 ] CAN-2005-2710 http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2710 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200510-07.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