RealPlayer RealVideo Renderer Plugin Remote Heap Overflow Vulnerability
Last Update Date:
23 Mar 2011 09:45
Release Date:
23 Mar 2011
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RISK: High Risk
TYPE: Clients - Audio & Video

A vulnerability has been identified in RealPlayer, which could be exploited by remote attackers to take complete control of a vulnerable system. This issue is caused by a heap overflow error in the RealVideo Renderer plugin for RealMedia (rvrender.dll) when processing a malformed IVR (Internet Video Recording) file, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code by convincing a user to open a malicious media file or visit a specially crafted web page.
Impact
- Remote Code Execution
System / Technologies affected
- RealPlayer version 14.0.2.633 and prior
Solutions
- It is not aware of any vendor-supplied patch.
Vulnerability Identifier
- No CVE information is available
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