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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2005.0473 -- RHSA-2005:517-01
Critical: HelixPlayer security update
24 June 2005
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Helix Player
Publisher: Red Hat
Operating System: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES/WS 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4
Impact: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
Access: Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names: CAN-2005-1766 CAN-2005-1277
Ref: AA-2005.010
Original Bulletin: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-517.html
Comment: Note that upgrading to Helix Player 10.0.5 also fixes the RealMedia
heap overflow vulnerability reported in AA-2005.010.
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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Critical: HelixPlayer security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2005:517-01
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-517.html
Issue date: 2005-06-23
Updated on: 2005-06-23
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
CVE Names: CAN-2005-1766
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1. Summary:
An updated HelixPlayer package that fixes a buffer overflow issue is now
available.
This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ppc, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, x86_64
3. Problem description:
HelixPlayer is a media player.
A buffer overflow bug was found in the way HelixPlayer processes SMIL files.
An attacker could create a specially crafted SMIL file, which when combined
with a malicious web server, could execute arbitrary code when opened by a
user. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has
assigned the name CAN-2005-1766 to this issue.
All users of HelixPlayer are advised to upgrade to this updated package,
which contains HelixPlayer version 10.0.5 and is not vulnerable to this issue.
4. Solution:
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:
up2date
This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.
5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
159871 - CAN-2005-1766 HelixPlayer heap overflow
6. RPMs required:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/HelixPlayer-1.0.5-0.EL4.1.src.rpm
08f868c1d1b7d9674c8c757438f3bdf3 HelixPlayer-1.0.5-0.EL4.1.src.rpm
i386:
679711b03ecb529acd7eae0ed2537fb4 HelixPlayer-1.0.5-0.EL4.1.i386.rpm
ppc:
7b235efc96792aff7a96a9019763239e HelixPlayer-1.0.5-0.EL4.1.ppc.rpm
x86_64:
679711b03ecb529acd7eae0ed2537fb4 HelixPlayer-1.0.5-0.EL4.1.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/HelixPlayer-1.0.5-0.EL4.1.src.rpm
08f868c1d1b7d9674c8c757438f3bdf3 HelixPlayer-1.0.5-0.EL4.1.src.rpm
i386:
679711b03ecb529acd7eae0ed2537fb4 HelixPlayer-1.0.5-0.EL4.1.i386.rpm
x86_64:
679711b03ecb529acd7eae0ed2537fb4 HelixPlayer-1.0.5-0.EL4.1.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/HelixPlayer-1.0.5-0.EL4.1.src.rpm
08f868c1d1b7d9674c8c757438f3bdf3 HelixPlayer-1.0.5-0.EL4.1.src.rpm
i386:
679711b03ecb529acd7eae0ed2537fb4 HelixPlayer-1.0.5-0.EL4.1.i386.rpm
x86_64:
679711b03ecb529acd7eae0ed2537fb4 HelixPlayer-1.0.5-0.EL4.1.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/HelixPlayer-1.0.5-0.EL4.1.src.rpm
08f868c1d1b7d9674c8c757438f3bdf3 HelixPlayer-1.0.5-0.EL4.1.src.rpm
i386:
679711b03ecb529acd7eae0ed2537fb4 HelixPlayer-1.0.5-0.EL4.1.i386.rpm
x86_64:
679711b03ecb529acd7eae0ed2537fb4 HelixPlayer-1.0.5-0.EL4.1.i386.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package
7. References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1766
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
Copyright 2005 Red Hat, Inc.
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