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RealNetworks RealPlayer SMIL Buffer Overflow

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RealNetworks RealPlayer SMIL Buffer Overflow

Disclosed
03/01/2005
Created
05/30/2018

Description

This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer 10 and 8. By creating a URL link to a malicious SMIL file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code. When using this module, be sure to set the URIPATH with an extension of '.smil'. This module has been tested with RealPlayer 10 build 6.0.12.883 and RealPlayer 8 build 6.0.9.584.

Author(s)

  • MC <mc@metasploit.com>

Platform

Windows

Development

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':

msf > use exploit/windows/browser/realplayer_smil
msf exploit(realplayer_smil) > show targets
    ...targets...
msf exploit(realplayer_smil) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(realplayer_smil) > show options
    ...show and set options...
msf exploit(realplayer_smil) > exploit

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