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RealNetworks RealPlayer Version Attribute Buffer Overflow

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RealNetworks RealPlayer Version Attribute Buffer Overflow

Disclosed
12/20/2013
Created
05/30/2018

Description

This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in version 16.0.3.51 and 16.0.2.32 of RealNetworks RealPlayer, caused by improper bounds checking of the version and encoding attributes inside the XML declaration. By persuading the victim to open a specially-crafted .RMP file, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.

Author(s)

  • Gabor Seljan

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/fileformat/realplayer_ver_attribute_bof
msf exploit(realplayer_ver_attribute_bof) > show targets
    ...targets...
msf exploit(realplayer_ver_attribute_bof) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(realplayer_ver_attribute_bof) > show options
    ...show and set options...
msf exploit(realplayer_ver_attribute_bof) > exploit

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