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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.55563
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:SuSE Security Advisory SUSE-SA:2005:059 (RealPlayer)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory SUSE-SA:2005:059.

The following security issue in RealPlayer was fixed:

- A format string bug in the RealPix (.rp) file format parser
(CVE-2005-2710).

This bug allowed remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by
supplying a specially crafted file, e.g via Web page or E-Mail.

Note that we no longer support RealPlayer on the following distributions
for some time now:
- SUSE Linux 9.1
- SUSE Linux 9.0
- SUSE Linux Desktop 1.0

On these distributions, please deinstall RealPlayer by running as root:
rpm -e RealPlayer
Solution:
Update your system with the packages as indicated in
the referenced security advisory.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=SUSE-SA:2005:059

Risk factor : High

CVSS Score:
5.1

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-2710
Bugtraq: 20050926 RealPlayer && HelixPlayer Remote Format String Exploit (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112785544325326&w=2
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#361181
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/361181
Debian Security Information: DSA-826 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-826
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=112775929608219&w=2
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-07.xml
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=311&type=vulnerabilities
http://www.open-security.org/advisories/13
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11015
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-762.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-788.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/16954
http://secunia.com/advisories/16961
http://secunia.com/advisories/16981
http://secunia.com/advisories/17116
http://secunia.com/advisories/17127
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/27
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/41
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2005:059 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_59_RealPlayer.html
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