Description
Buffer overflow in Real Networks RealPlayer 8.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a header length value that exceeds the actual length of the header.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- RealPlayer 7.0/8.0 - Media File Buffer Overflow EDB-21207 · remote · Jan 5, 2002 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 3809 vdb-entry
- 20020105 RealPlayer Buffer Problem mailing-list
- 20020124 Potential RealPlayer 8 Vulnerability mailing-list
- 20020124 RealPlayer Buffer Overflow [Sentinel Chicken Networks Security Advisory #01] mailing-list
- http://sentinelchicken.com/advisories/realplayer/
- realplayer-file-header-bo(7839) vdb-entry