RealOne Player v1, v2, Enterprise Desktop, and Desktop Manager, and RealOne for OS X all contain tempfile vulnerabilities allowing malicious local users to escalate their privileges by manipulating URLs or embedding scripts when RealOne launches the default browser. More information available here.
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TITLE:
RealOne Insecure Temporary Files
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA10032
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://www.secunia.com/advisories/10032/
CRITICAL:
Less critical
IMPACT:
Privilege escalation
WHERE:
Local system
SOFTWARE:
RealOne Player v2
RealOne Player v1
RealOne Enterprise Desktop
RealOne Desktop Manager
DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been identified in RealOne Player allowing
malicious, local users to escalate their privileges.
The problem is caused due to insecure creation of temporary files,
which allows malicious users to manipulate URLs or embed scripts when
the player launches the default browser.
The vulnerability affects RealOne Player, RealOne Player v2, RealOne
Player for Mac OSX, and RealOne Enterprise Desktop.
SOLUTION:
Updated versions are available:
RealOne Player:
Use the "Check for Update" function.
RealOne Desktop Manager:
http://licensekey.realnetworks.com/rnforms/products/tools/rdm/index.html
RealOne Enterprise Desktop:
http://forms.real.com/rnforms/products/tools/red/index.html
NOTE: These updates also fixes the SMIL Cross Site Scripting
vulnerability:
SA9584
REPORTED BY / CREDITS:
Krazy Snake
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.service.real.com/help/faq/security/securityupdate_october2003.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA9584:
http://www.secunia.com/advisories/9584/
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