__________________________________________________________ The U.S. Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability ___ __ __ _ ___ / | /_\ / \___ __|__ / \ \___ __________________________________________________________ INFORMATION BULLETIN RealPlayer & HelixPlayer Security Update [Red Hat RHSA-2005:788-3 & RHSA-2005:762-12] September 27, 2005 17:00 GMT Number P-314 [REVISED 30 Sep 2005] [REVISED 03 Oct 2005] ______________________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM: There is a format string bug was discovered in the way RealPlayer and HelixPlayer process RealPix (.rp) files. SOFTWARE: Linux RealPlayer 10 (10.0.0-5) Helix Player (10.0.0 - 5) PLATFORM: Red Hat Desktop (v. 4) Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, ES, WS (v. 3) & (v. 4) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras (v. 3 ) & (v. 4) Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 alias sarge DAMAGE: It is possible for a malformed RealPix file to execute arbitrary code as the user running RealPlayer and HelixPlayer. SOLUTION: Upgrade to the appropriate version. ______________________________________________________________________________ VULNERABILITY The risk is MEDIUM. It is possible for a malformed RealPix file ASSESSMENT: to execute arbitrary code as the user running RealPlayer and HelixPlayer. There are known exploits in the wild for this vulnerability. ______________________________________________________________________________ LINKS: CIAC BULLETIN: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-314.shtml ORIGINAL BULLETINS: Red Hat RHSA-2005:788-3 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-788.html Red Hat RHSA-2005:762-12 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-762.html ADDITIONAL LINKS: Debian Security Advisory DSA-826-1 http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-826 Real Networks Security Update 9/30/05 http://service.real.com/help/faq/security/050930_player/EN/ CVE: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name= CVE-2005-2710 ______________________________________________________________________________ REVISION HISTORY: 09/30/2005 - revised to add a link to Debian Security Advisory DSA-826-1 for Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 alias sarge. 10/03/2005 - revised to add a link to Real Networks Security Update Document that provides links to patches for Linux platforms. [***** Start Red Hat RHSA-2005:788-3 *****] Critical: HelixPlayer security update Advisory: RHSA-2005:788-3 Type: Security Advisory Issued on: 2005-09-27 Last updated on: 2005-09-27 Affected Products: Red Hat Desktop (v. 4) Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4) Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4) Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 4) CVEs (cve.mitre.org): CAN-2005-2710 Details An updated HelixPlayer package that fixes a string format issue is now available. This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. HelixPlayer is a media player. A format string bug was discovered in the way HelixPlayer processes RealPix (.rp) files. It is possible for a malformed RealPix file to execute arbitrary code as the user running HelixPlayer. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2005-2710 to this issue. All users of HelixPlayer are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains HelixPlayer version 10.0.6 and is not vulnerable to this issue. Solution Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system. Updated packages Red Hat Desktop (v. 4) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SRPMS: HelixPlayer-1.0.6-0.EL4.1.src.rpm 77bcadb90099c21c579ad8f51d4c7292 IA-32: HelixPlayer-1.0.6-0.EL4.1.i386.rpm 40ff8c8ac5f9acc8019db7bd91a1f819 x86_64: HelixPlayer-1.0.6-0.EL4.1.i386.rpm 40ff8c8ac5f9acc8019db7bd91a1f819 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SRPMS: HelixPlayer-1.0.6-0.EL4.1.src.rpm 77bcadb90099c21c579ad8f51d4c7292 IA-32: HelixPlayer-1.0.6-0.EL4.1.i386.rpm 40ff8c8ac5f9acc8019db7bd91a1f819 PPC: HelixPlayer-1.0.6-0.EL4.1.ppc.rpm 1604bc8fa9eb7d6ef1733d3b047b8cc9 x86_64: HelixPlayer-1.0.6-0.EL4.1.i386.rpm 40ff8c8ac5f9acc8019db7bd91a1f819 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SRPMS: HelixPlayer-1.0.6-0.EL4.1.src.rpm 77bcadb90099c21c579ad8f51d4c7292 IA-32: HelixPlayer-1.0.6-0.EL4.1.i386.rpm 40ff8c8ac5f9acc8019db7bd91a1f819 x86_64: HelixPlayer-1.0.6-0.EL4.1.i386.rpm 40ff8c8ac5f9acc8019db7bd91a1f819 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 4) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SRPMS: HelixPlayer-1.0.6-0.EL4.1.src.rpm 77bcadb90099c21c579ad8f51d4c7292 IA-32: HelixPlayer-1.0.6-0.EL4.1.i386.rpm 40ff8c8ac5f9acc8019db7bd91a1f819 x86_64: HelixPlayer-1.0.6-0.EL4.1.i386.rpm 40ff8c8ac5f9acc8019db7bd91a1f819 (The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network) Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information) 168078 - CAN-2005-2710 HelixPlayer Format String Flaw References http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2710 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. 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