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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-07.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-07.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..390cdce4 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-07.xml @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200510-07"> + <title>RealPlayer, Helix Player: Format string vulnerability</title> + <synopsis> + RealPlayer and Helix Player are vulnerable to a format string vulnerability + resulting in the execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">realplayer helixplayer</product> + <announced>October 07, 2005</announced> + <revised>November 22, 2005: 02</revised> + <bug>107309</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-video/realplayer" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">10.0.6</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">10.0.6</vulnerable> + </package> + <package name="media-video/helixplayer" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.0.6</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + RealPlayer is a multimedia player capable of handling multiple + multimedia file formats. Helix Player is an open source media player + for Linux. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + "c0ntex" reported that RealPlayer and Helix Player suffer from a heap + overflow. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + By enticing a user to play a specially crafted realpix (.rp) or + realtext (.rt) file, an attacker could execute arbitrary code with the + permissions of the user running the application. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All RealPlayer users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/realplayer-10.0.6"</code> + <p> + Note to Helix Player users: There is currently no stable secure Helix + Player package. Affected users should remove the package until an + updated Helix Player package is released. + </p> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2710">CAN-2005-2710</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sat, 01 Oct 2005 10:35:35 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 04 Oct 2005 19:39:34 +0000"> + adir + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Fri, 07 Oct 2005 14:20:23 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |