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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.51806
Category:Red Hat Local Security Checks
Title:RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2005:271
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory RHSA-2005:271.

HelixPlayer is a media player.

A stack based buffer overflow bug was found in HelixPlayer's Synchronized
Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) file processor. An attacker could
create a specially crafted SMIL file which would execute arbitrary code
when opened by a user. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project
(cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-0455 to this issue.

A buffer overflow bug was found in the way HelixPlayer decodes WAV files.
An attacker could create a specially crafted WAV file which could execute
arbitrary code when opened by a user. The Common Vulnerabilities and
Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-0611 to
this issue.

All users of HelixPlayer are advised to upgrade to this updated package,
which contains HelixPlayer 1.0.3 which is not vulnerable to these
issues.

Solution:
Please note that this update is available via
Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red
Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-271.html

Risk factor : High

CVSS Score:
5.1

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-0455
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=209&type=vulnerabilities
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10926
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-265.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-271.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-0611
20050302 RealOne Player / Real .WAV Heap Overflow File Format Vulnerability
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110979465912834&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=vulnwatch&m=110977858619314&w=2
RHSA-2005:265
RHSA-2005:271
http://service.real.com/help/faq/security/050224_player/EN/
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11419
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11419
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