RealPlayer Multiple Remote Overflows (2005-03-01) - Nessus

High Plugin ID: 17254

This page contains detailed information about the RealPlayer Multiple Remote Overflows (2005-03-01) Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.

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Plugin Overview
Vulnerability Information

Synopsis
Description
Solution

Public Exploits
Risk Information
Plugin Source
How to Run
References
Version

Plugin Overview

ID: 17254
Name: RealPlayer Multiple Remote Overflows (2005-03-01)
Filename: realplayer_multiple_vulns.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2005-03-01
This Plugin Published: 2005-03-02
Last Modification Time: 2018-11-15
Plugin Version: 1.21
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: Windows
Dependencies: realplayer_detect.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: SMB/RealPlayer/Build, SMB/RealPlayer/Product

Vulnerability Information

Severity: High
Vulnerability Published: 2005-03-01
Patch Published: 2005-03-01
CVE [?]: CVE-2005-0455, CVE-2005-0611
CPE [?]: cpe:/a:realnetworks:realplayer
Exploited by Malware: True

Synopsis

The remote Windows application is affected by several remote overflows.

Description

According to its build number, the installed version of RealPlayer / RealOne Player / RealPlayer Enterprise for Windows might allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code and delete arbitrary files on the remote host.

To exploit these flaws, an attacker would send a malformed SMIL or WAV file to a user on the remote host and wait for him to open it.

Solution

Upgrade according to the vendor advisories referenced above.

Public Exploits

Target Network Port(s): N/A
Target Asset(s): N/A
Exploit Available: True (Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB)
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the RealPlayer Multiple Remote Overflows (2005-03-01) vulnerability:

Metasploit: exploit/windows/browser/realplayer_smil
[RealNetworks RealPlayer SMIL Buffer Overflow]
Exploit-DB: exploits/windows/remote/16586.rb
[EDB-16586: RealNetworks RealPlayer - '.SMIL' Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)]

Before running any exploit against any system, make sure you are authorized by the owner of the target system(s) to perform such activity. In any other case, this would be considered as an illegal activity.

WARNING: Beware of using unverified exploits from sources such as GitHub or Exploit-DB. These exploits and PoCs could contain malware. For more information, see how to use exploits safely.

Risk Information

CVSS V2 Vector [?]: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	9.3 (High)
Impact Subscore:	10.0
Exploitability Subscore:	8.6
CVSS Temporal Score:	8.1 (High)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	8.1 (High)

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Plugin Source

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
 script_id(17254);
 script_version("1.21");
 script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:28");

 script_cve_id("CVE-2005-0455", "CVE-2005-0611");
 script_bugtraq_id(12697, 12698);

 script_name(english:"RealPlayer Multiple Remote Overflows (2005-03-01)");
 script_summary(english:"Checks RealPlayer build number");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Windows application is affected by several remote
overflows.");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"According to its build number, the installed version of RealPlayer /
RealOne Player / RealPlayer Enterprise for Windows might allow an
attacker to execute arbitrary code and delete arbitrary files on the
remote host. 

To exploit these flaws, an attacker would send a malformed SMIL or WAV
file to a user on the remote host and wait for him to open it.");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?aec48939");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/391959");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://service.real.com/help/faq/security/050224_player/EN/");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade according to the vendor advisories referenced above.");
 script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
 script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'RealNetworks RealPlayer SMIL Buffer Overflow');
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2005/03/02");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2005/03/01");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2005/03/01");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:realnetworks:realplayer");
 script_end_attributes();

 script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
 script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
 script_family(english:"Windows");

 script_dependencies("realplayer_detect.nasl");
 script_require_keys("SMB/RealPlayer/Product", "SMB/RealPlayer/Build");
 exit(0);
}


include("global_settings.inc");


# nb: RealPlayer Enterprise is also affected, but we don't currently
#     know which specific build number address the issues.
prod = get_kb_item("SMB/RealPlayer/Product");
if (
  prod &&
  (prod == "RealPlayer" || prod == "RealOne Player")
) {
  # Check build.
  build = get_kb_item("SMB/RealPlayer/Build");
  if (build)
  {
    # There's a problem if the build is:
    #  - [6.0.11.0, 6.0.11.872], RealOne Player.
    #  - [6.0.12.0, 6.0.12.1059), RealPlayer
    ver = split(build, sep:'.', keep:FALSE);
    if (
      int(ver[0]) < 6 ||
      (
        int(ver[0]) == 6 &&
        int(ver[1]) == 0 &&
        (
          int(ver[2]) < 11 ||
          (
            prod == "RealPlayer" &&
            int(ver[2]) == 11 && int(ver[3]) <= 872
          ) ||
          (
            prod == "RealOne Player" &&
            (
              int(ver[2]) == 11 ||
              (int(ver[2]) == 12 && int(ver[3]) < 1059)
            )
          )
        )
      )
    )
    {
      if (report_verbosity)
      {
        report = string(
          "\n",
          prod, " build ", build, " is installed on the remote host.\n"
        );
        security_hole(port:get_kb_item("SMB/transport"), extra:report);
      }
      else security_hole(get_kb_item("SMB/transport"));
    }
  }
}

The latest version of this script can be found in these locations depending on your platform:

Linux / Unix:
/opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/realplayer_multiple_vulns.nasl
Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\realplayer_multiple_vulns.nasl
Mac OS X:
/Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/realplayer_multiple_vulns.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the RealPlayer Multiple Remote Overflows (2005-03-01) as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):

Click to start a New Scan.
Select Advanced Scan.
Navigate to the Plugins tab.
On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
On the left side table select Windows plugin family.
On the right side table select RealPlayer Multiple Remote Overflows (2005-03-01) plugin ID 17254.
Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
Run the scan.

Here are a few examples of how to run the plugin in the command line. Note that the examples below demonstrate the usage on the Linux / Unix platform.

Basic usage:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl realplayer_multiple_vulns.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a realplayer_multiple_vulns.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with trace script execution written to the console (useful for debugging):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - realplayer_multiple_vulns.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with using a state file for the target and updating it (useful for running multiple plugins on the target):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -K /tmp/state realplayer_multiple_vulns.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

BID | SecurityFocus Bugtraq ID:

12697, 12698

See also:

Similar and related Nessus plugins:

19623 - Fedora Core 3 : HelixPlayer-1.0.3-3.fc3 (2005-188)
17268 - RHEL 4 : RealPlayer (RHSA-2005:265)
17269 - RHEL 4 : HelixPlayer (RHSA-2005:271)
17590 - RHEL 3 : realplayer (RHSA-2005:299)
17300 - SUSE-SA:2005:014: RealPlayer
48907 - RealPlayer for Windows < Build 12.0.0.879 Multiple Vulnerabilities
53409 - RealPlayer for Windows < Build 12.0.1.647 Multiple Vulnerabilities
55908 - RealPlayer for Windows < Build 12.0.1.666 Multiple Vulnerabilities
59173 - RealPlayer for Windows < 15.0.4.53 Multiple Vulnerabilities
63289 - RealPlayer for Windows < 16.0.0.282 Multiple Vulnerabilities
71772 - RealPlayer for Windows < 17.0.4.61 RMP Buffer Overflow
21140 - RealPlayer for Windows < Build 6.0.12.1483 Multiple Vulnerabilities
25573 - RealPlayer for Windows < Build 6.0.12.1578 Multiple Vulnerabilities
27591 - RealPlayer for Windows < Build 6.0.12.1662 Multiple Vulnerabilities
33744 - RealPlayer for Windows < Build 6.0.14.806 / 6.0.12.1675 Multiple Vulnerabilities
50022 - RealPlayer Enterprise for Windows < Build 6.0.12.1823 Multiple Vulnerabilities
27522 - RealPlayer ActiveX (ierpplug.dll) Playlist Handling Buffer Overflow
31418 - RealPlayer ActiveX (rmoc3260.dll) Console Property Memory Corruption Arbitrary Code Execution
21402 - FreeBSD : linux-realplayer -- buffer overrun (25858c37-bdab-11da-b7d4-00123ffe8333)
29866 - FreeBSD : linux-realplayer -- multiple vulnerabilities (f762ccbb-baed-11dc-a302-000102cc8983)
21148 - GLSA-200603-24 : RealPlayer: Buffer overflow vulnerability
26095 - GLSA-200709-05 : RealPlayer: Buffer overflow
63831 - RHEL 3 / 4 : RealPlayer (RHSA-2006:0257)
40707 - RHEL 3 / 4 / 5 : RealPlayer (RHSA-2007:0841)

Version

This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file realplayer_multiple_vulns.nasl version 1.21. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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RealPlayer Multiple Remote Overflows (2005-03-01) - Nessus

Plugin Overview

Vulnerability Information

Synopsis

Description

Solution

Public Exploits

Risk Information

Plugin Source

How to Run

References

Version

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