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Credit:
The information has been provided by Peter Vreugdenhil and Andrea Micalizzi.
The original article can be found at: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-122/
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Vulnerable Systems:
* RealNetworks RealPlayer
User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within RealPlayer exposes a method called OpenURLInDefaultBrowser() that can be accessed through RealPlayer's internal browser. When this method is called, it will open and execute the first parameter based on the operating system's default handler for the filetype. An attacker can reach RealPlayer's internal browser by utilizing a specially crafted .rnx file. This can be leveraged to execute arbitrary code under the context of the user invoking
Patch Availability:
RealNetworks has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/04122011_player/en/
CVE Information:
CVE-2011-1426
Disclosure Timeline:
2011-02-17 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
2011-04-12 - Coordinated public release of advisory
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