__________________________________________________________ The U.S. Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability ___ __ __ _ ___ / | /_\ / \___ __|__ / \ \___ __________________________________________________________ INFORMATION BULLETIN RealNetworks Security Update [RealNetworks Security Update of June 23, 2005] June 23, 2005 21:00 GMT Number P-233 ______________________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM: Multiple security vulnerabilities were found in RealNetworks' products. PLATFORM: Windows: RealPlayer 10.5 (6.0.12.1040-1069) RealPlayer 10 RealOne Player v2 RealOne Player v1 RealPlayer 8 RealPlayer Enterprise Rhapsody 3 (build 0.815 - 0.1006) Mac: RealPlayer 10 (10.0.0.305 - 331) RealOne Player Linux: Linux RealPlayer 10 (10.0.0 - 4) Helix Player (10.0.0 - 4) DAMAGE: Vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or overwrite local files. SOLUTION: Apply the security updates. ______________________________________________________________________________ VULNERABILITY The risk is MEDIUM. If exploited, an attacker may execute ASSESSMENT: arbitrary code in the context of the user running the application. A user must be persuaded to visit a malicious web site or execute an e-mail attachment containing malicious code. ______________________________________________________________________________ LINKS: CIAC BULLETIN: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-233.shtml ORIGINAL BULLETIN: http://service.real.com/help/faq/security/050623_player/EN/ ______________________________________________________________________________ [***** Start RealNetworks Security Update of June 23, 2005 *****] RealNetworks, Inc. Releases Update to Address Security Vulnerabilities. Updated June 23, 2005 RealNetworks, Inc. has addressed recently discovered security vulnerabilities that offered the potential for an attacker to run arbitrary or malicious code on a customer's machine. RealNetworks has received no reports of machines compromised as a result of the now-remedied vulnerabilities. RealNetworks takes all security vulnerabilities very seriously. The specific exploits were: * Exploit 1: To fashion a malicious MP3 file to allow the overwriting of a local file or execution of an ActiveX control on a customer's machine. * Exploit 2: To fashion a malicious RealMedia file which uses RealText to cause a heap overflow to allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a customer's machine. * Exploit 3: To fashion a malicious AVI file to cause a buffer overflow to allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a customer's machine. * Exploit 4: Using default settings of earlier Internet Explorer browsers, a malicious website could cause a local HTML file to be created and then trigger an RM file to play which would then reference this local HTML file. Affected Software: (see BLUE below) Windows Software Affected? Language Update Available? RealPlayer 10.5 (6.0.12.1212) No All Supported Not required RealPlayer 10.5 (6.0.12.1040-1069) By All All Supported Requires upgrade RealPlayer 10 By All All Supported Requires upgrade RealOne Player v2 By All All Supported Requires upgrade RealOne Player v1 By All English Requires upgrade RealPlayer 8 By #2, 3 & 4 All Supported Requires upgrade RealPlayer Enterprise By #2, 3 & 4 English Yes Note: To see your Player version number (6.0.x.xxxx), select Help > About in the Player menus. Software Affected? Language Update Available? Rhapsody 3 (build 0.1141) No English Not required Rhapsody 3 (build 0.815 - 0.1006) By #3 English Requires upgrade Rhapsody 2 No English Not required Note: To see your Rhapsody version number (build 0.xxx), select Help > About in the Rhapsody menu. Mac Software Affected? Language Update Available? Mac RealPlayer 10 (10.0.0.305 - 331) By #2 All Supported Yes Mac RealOne Player By #2 English Requires upgrade Note: To see your Player version number (10.0.0.xxx), select About in the RealPlayer menu. Linux Software Affected? Language Update Available? Linux RealPlayer 10 (10.0.5) No All Provided Not required Helix Player (10.0.5) No All Provided Not required Linux RealPlayer 10 (10.0.0 - 4) By #2 All Provided Requires upgrade Helix Player (10.0.0 - 4) By #2 All Provided Requires upgrade Note: To see your Player version number (10.0.0.xxx), select Help > About in the Player menu. Handheld Devices Software Affected? Language Update Available? Nokia Series60 Handsets No English Not Required RealPlayer for Palm No English Not Required RealOne Player for Palm No English Not Required Workaround: To ensure that your Player is protected, we recommend installing the available updates. UPDATES Windows Players: RealOne Player (English only), RealOne Player V2, RealPlayer 10, and RealPlayer 10.5 require a full download to correct this issue. Please click here or use the following steps to upgrade your Player: 1. In the Tools menu select Check for Update. 2. Select the box next to the "RealPlayer 10.5 with Harmony™ Technology" component. 3. Click Install to download and install the update. RealPlayer 8 (version 6.0.9.584) please click here or use the following steps to upgrade your Player: 1. Go the Help menu 2. Select Check for Update. 3. Select the box next to the "RealPlayer 10.5 with Harmony™ Technology" component. 4. Click Install to download and install the update. RealPlayer Enterprise Solution: Please click here to get a patch for your RealPlayer Enterprise. Rhapsody: Please login to get the updated software automatically. Mac Players: RealPlayer 10 for Mac OS X customers please use the following steps to update your Player: 1. Go the RealPlayer menu. 2. Choose Check for Update. 3. Select the box next to the "Security Update - June 2005" component. 4. Click Install to download and install the update. RealOne Player for Mac OSX customers need to upgrade to RealPlayer 10 for Mac OSX and then apply the update to address this security issue. Please click here to upgrade your Player. Afterwards, please follow the steps outlined above for RealPlayer 10 to get this additional update. Linux Players: Please click here to get an updated RealPlayer 10 for Linux. Please click here to get an updated Helix Player for Linux. German English Spanish French Italian Portuguese Japanese Korean Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Acknowledgements: RealNetworks would like to acknowledge John Heasman of NGS Software, iDEFENSE Labs, and eEye Digital Security for bringing these exploits to our attention as well as those who subsequently worked with RealNetworks to correct the vulnerabilities. Warranty: RealNetworks Inc. endeavors to provide you with the highest quality products and services, but cannot guarantee, and does not warrant, that the operation of any RealNetworks product will be error-free, uninterrupted or secure. Please see your original license agreement for details of our limited warranty or warranty disclaimer. [***** End RealNetworks Security Update of June 23, 2005 *****] _______________________________________________________________________________ CIAC wishes to acknowledge the contributions of RealNetworks for the information contained in this bulletin. _______________________________________________________________________________ CIAC, the Computer Incident Advisory Capability, is the computer security incident response team for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the emergency backup response team for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). CIAC is located at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California. 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