Check Point Advisories

RealNetworks RealPlayer RMP File Stack Buffer Overflow (CVE-2013-6877)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-0743
Date Published:	16 Mar 2014
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 16 March, 2014
Source:	CVE-2013-6877
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75 and above
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A stack buffer overflow exists in RealNetworks RealPlayer. Successful exploitation could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the currently logged in user. The vulnerability is due to an error when parsing the version and encoding attributes of the XML declaration statement. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to open an .rmp file using RealPlayer.

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, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R70 / R71 / R75 and above

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the RealNetworks RealPlayer RMP File Stack Buffer Overflow protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:

Attack Name:  Media Player Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information:  RealNetworks RealPlayer RMP File Stack Buffer Overflow