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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2005-2710

Original release date:09/27/2005
Last revised:03/08/2011
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

Format string vulnerability in Real HelixPlayer and RealPlayer 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) image handle or (2) timeformat attribute in a RealPix (.rp) or RealText (.rt) file.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0 incomplete approximation):
CVSS v2 Base Score:5.1 (MEDIUM) (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.4
Exploitability Subscore: 4.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: High
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides user account access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service

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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#361181
Name: VU#361181
Type: Advisory
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2005:788
Type: Advisory
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.open-security.org/advisories/13
Type: Advisory
External Source: IDEFENSE
Name: 20050930 RealNetworks RealPlayer/HelixPlayer RealPix Format String Vulnerability
Type: Advisory
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200510-07
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-826
Type: Advisory
External Source: OVAL
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11015
External Source: FULLDISC
Name: 20050926 RealPlayer && HelixPlayer Remote Format String
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20050926 RealPlayer && HelixPlayer Remote Format String Exploit
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=168078
Type: Advisory
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2005:762
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2005:059
External Source: SREASON
Name: 41
External Source: SREASON
Name: 27
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 17127
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 17116
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 16981
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 16961
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 16954

References to Check Content

Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11015
Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5

Vulnerable software and versions

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spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:realnetworks:helix_player
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:realnetworks:realplayer:10.0
* Denotes Vulnerable Software

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