Vulnerability Note VU#843667

Real Networks RealJukebox2 vulnerable to arbitrary code execution via crafted skin file

Overview

RealNetwork's RealJukebox and RealONE Gold players are media applications that permit users to stream audio and video from local and internet sources. A vulnerability exists in the applications that could permit the execution of arbitrary code by a remote attacker.

I. Description

RealJukebox and RealONE Gold contain a remotely exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability in the code that processes skin files. Skins permit users to customize the appearance of the player. This vulnerability can be triggered by the opening of a specially crafted skin file, or any document that has a skin file embedded in it. Examples of documents that could have skin files embedded are HTML formatted web pages, and email messages.

According to the advisory released by RealNetworks, the following versions are vulnerable:

II. Impact

A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of the current user.

III. Solution

RealNetworks has released a security advisory with patches to address this issue.

Systems Affected

Vendor	Status	Date Notified	Date Updated
RealNetworks	Vulnerable	15-Jul-2002

References

http://service.real.com/help/faq/security/bufferoverrun07092002.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5210

Credit

Our thanks to RealNetworks their analysis and reporting of this vulnerability.

This document was written by Jason A Rafail & Ian A. Finlay.

Other Information

Date Public:	2002-07-10
Date First Published:	2002-07-16
Date Last Updated:	2002-07-22
CERT Advisory:
CVE-ID(s):
NVD-ID(s):
US-CERT Technical Alerts:
Metric:	36.34
Document Revision:	18

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