Vulnerabilities > CVE-2013-4973 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in Realnetworks Realplayer and Realplayer SP
Attack vector
UNKNOWN Attack complexity
UNKNOWN Privileges required
UNKNOWN Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN Integrity impact
UNKNOWN Availability impact
UNKNOWN Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer before 16.0.3.51, and RealPlayer SP 1.0 through 1.1.5, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .rmp file.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
- Overflow Buffers Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
- Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
- MIME Conversion An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.
Nessus
| NASL family | Windows |
| NASL id | REALPLAYER_16_0_3_51.NASL |
| description | According to its build number, the installed version of RealPlayer on the remote Windows host is earlier than 16.0.3.51. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities : - A stack-based buffer overflow error exists related to handling RealPlayer Metadata Package (RMP) filenames. (CVE-2013-4973) - A memory corruption error exists related to handling RealMedia files. (CVE-2013-4974) |
| last seen | 2020-06-01 |
| modified | 2020-06-02 |
| plugin id | 69472 |
| published | 2013-08-28 |
| reporter | This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. |
| source | https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/69472 |
| title | RealPlayer for Windows < 16.0.3.51 Multiple Vulnerabilities |
| code | |
Seebug
| bulletinFamily | exploit |
| description | BUGTRAQ ID: 61989 CVE(CAN) ID: CVE-2013-4973 RealPlayer是网上收听收看实时音频、视频和Flash的工具。 RealPlayer for Windows 16.0.2.32在处理RMP内的文件名时存在栈缓冲区溢出漏洞，远程攻击者利用此漏洞可在受影响应用上下文中执行任意代码 0 Real Networks RealPlayer 16.x 厂商补丁： Real Networks ------------- Real Networks已经为此发布了一个安全公告（08232013_player）以及相应补丁: 08232013_player：RealNetworks, Inc. Releases Update to Address Security Vulnerabilities. 链接：http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/08232013_player/en/ |
| id | SSV:60984 |
| last seen | 2017-11-19 |
| modified | 2013-08-27 |
| published | 2013-08-27 |
| reporter | Root |
| title | Real Networks RealPlayer栈缓冲区溢出漏洞(CVE-2013-4973) |