National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-1309
Original release date:03/12/2008
Last revised:03/18/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
The RealAudioObjects.RealAudio ActiveX control in rmoc3260.dll in RealNetworks RealPlayer Enterprise, RealPlayer 10, RealPlayer 10.5 before build 6.0.12.1675, and RealPlayer 11 before 11.0.3 build 6.0.14.806 does not properly manage memory for the (1) Console or (2) Controls property, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a series of assignments of long string values, which triggers an overwrite of freed heap memory.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
- Official Statement from Red Hat (03/18/2008)
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Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect versions of RealPlayer as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extras, 4 Extras, or 5 Supplementary.
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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#831457
Name: VU#831457
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-2194
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: realplayer-realaudioobjects-bo(41087)
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-047/
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1020563
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1019576
External Source: BID
Name: 28157
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20080725 ZDI-08-047: RealNetworks RealPlayer rmoc3260 ActiveX Control Memory Corruption Vulnerability
External Source: MILW0RM
Name: 5332
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-0842
Type: Advisory
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/07252008_player/en/
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 29315
Type: Advisory
External Source: FULLDISC
Name: 20080310 Real Networks RealPlayer ActiveX Control Heap Corruption