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Red Hat alert RHSA-2005:394-01 (RealPlayer)
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Critical: RealPlayer security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2005:394-01 Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-394.html Issue date: 2005-04-20 Updated on: 2005-04-20 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras CVE Names: CAN-2005-0755 - --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Summary: An updated RealPlayer package that fixes a buffer overflow issue is now available. This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras - i386, x86_64 3. Problem description: RealPlayer is a media player providing solid media playback locally and via streaming. It plays RealAudio, RealVideo, MP3, 3GPP Video, Flash, SMIL 2.0, JPEG, GIF, PNG, RealPix and RealText and more. A buffer overflow bug was found in the way RealPlayer processes RAM files. An attacker could create a specially crafted RAM file which could execute arbitrary code when opened by a user. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2005-0755 to this issue. All users of RealPlayer are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains RealPlayer version 10.0.4 and is not vulnerable to this issue. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat Update Agent, use the following command: up2date For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the following Web page for the System Administration or Customization guide specific to your system: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/ 5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 153931 - CAN-2005-0755 RealPlayer buffer overflow 6. RPMs required: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras: i386: 8b36c39561217b5c0298c2cfd3393f76 realplayer-10.0.4-1.i386.rpm x86_64: 8b36c39561217b5c0298c2cfd3393f76 realplayer-10.0.4-1.i386.rpm Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras: i386: 8b36c39561217b5c0298c2cfd3393f76 realplayer-10.0.4-1.i386.rpm x86_64: 8b36c39561217b5c0298c2cfd3393f76 realplayer-10.0.4-1.i386.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras: i386: 8b36c39561217b5c0298c2cfd3393f76 realplayer-10.0.4-1.i386.rpm x86_64: 8b36c39561217b5c0298c2cfd3393f76 realplayer-10.0.4-1.i386.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras: i386: 8b36c39561217b5c0298c2cfd3393f76 realplayer-10.0.4-1.i386.rpm x86_64: 8b36c39561217b5c0298c2cfd3393f76 realplayer-10.0.4-1.i386.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package 7. References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0755 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/ Copyright 2005 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFCZtMzXlSAg2UNWIIRAu+cAKCHjiCkny4A1DNgQvVun9BSKF+RKgCeKinE lVZ9OKTqKXrR6xvuJ2jkMJE= =3JDI -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Enterprise-watch-list mailing list Enterprise-watch-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/enterprise-watch-... (Log in to post comments)
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