Check Point Advisories

RealNetworks RealPlayer WAV File Processing Code Execution (CVE-2005-0611)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2013-415
Date Published: 6 Jan 2013
Severity: High
Last Updated: Monday 07 January, 2013
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2005-0611
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description A flaw exists in the way RealPlayer processes files encoded using the WAVE format. The vulnerability occurs when RealPlayer attempts to parse a crafted WAV file with an incorrect LIST chunk. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to inject and execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the currently logged in user. In a situation where the malicious user is successful in injecting and executing supplied code, the behaviour of the target system is dependent on the nature the injected code.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the RealNetworks RealPlayer WAV File Processing Code Execution protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Media Player Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information:  RealNetworks RealPlayer WAV file processing code execution

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