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Credit:
The information has been provided by defrost.
The original article can be found at: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-114/
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Vulnerable Systems:
* RealNetworks Helix Server
Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the rmserver.exe process. This process is active by default on all Helix Server installations. Due to a failure to properly sanitize the contents of the 'x-wap-profile' header, it is possible to provide malicious data that is passed directly to a format string function. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of the SYSTEM user.
Patch Availability:
RealNetworks has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://www.realnetworks.com/helix-support/security-updates.aspx
CVE Information:
CVE-2010-4235
Disclosure Timeline:
2010-10-02 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
2011-04-01 - Coordinated public release of advisory
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