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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2010:0094 - Security Advisory
Issued:
2010-02-09
Updated:
2010-02-09

RHSA-2010:0094 - Security Advisory

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Synopsis

Critical: HelixPlayer security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory: Critical

Red Hat Insights patch analysis

Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.

View affected systems

Topic

An updated HelixPlayer package that fixes several security issues is now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.

Description

HelixPlayer is a media player.

Multiple buffer and integer overflow flaws were found in the way
HelixPlayer processed Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) files. An attacker
could create a specially-crafted GIF file which would cause HelixPlayer to
crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code when opened. (CVE-2009-4242,
CVE-2009-4245)

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way HelixPlayer processed
Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) files. An attacker
could create a specially-crafted SMIL file which would cause HelixPlayer to
crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code when opened. (CVE-2009-4257)

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way HelixPlayer handled the Real
Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) SET_PARAMETER directive. A malicious RTSP
server could use this flaw to crash HelixPlayer or, potentially, execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2009-4248)

Multiple buffer overflow flaws were discovered in the way HelixPlayer
handled RuleBook structures in media files and RTSP streams.
Specially-crafted input could cause HelixPlayer to crash or, potentially,
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2009-4247, CVE-2010-0417)

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way HelixPlayer performed URL
un-escaping. A specially-crafted URL string could cause HelixPlayer to
crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2010-0416)

All HelixPlayer users are advised to upgrade to this updated package,
which contains backported patches to resolve these issues. All running
instances of HelixPlayer must be restarted for this update to take effect.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.8 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.8 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4 ppc
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 4.8 ppc

Fixes

  • BZ - 561309 - CVE-2009-4257 HelixPlayer / RealPlayer: SMIL getAtom heap buffer overflow
  • BZ - 561338 - CVE-2009-4247 HelixPlayer / RealPlayer: RTSP client ASM RuleBook stack buffer overflow
  • BZ - 561361 - CVE-2009-4248 HelixPlayer / RealPlayer: RTSP SET_PARAMETER buffer overflow
  • BZ - 561436 - CVE-2009-4242 HelixPlayer / RealPlayer: GIF file heap overflow
  • BZ - 561441 - CVE-2009-4245 HelixPlayer / RealPlayer: compressed GIF heap overflow
  • BZ - 561856 - CVE-2010-0416 HelixPlayer / RealPlayer: URL unescape buffer overflow
  • BZ - 561860 - CVE-2010-0417 HelixPlayer / RealPlayer: rule book handling heap corruption

CVEs

  • CVE-2009-4257
  • CVE-2010-0416
  • CVE-2009-4242
  • CVE-2009-4245
  • CVE-2009-4247
  • CVE-2009-4248
  • CVE-2010-0417
  • CVE-2010-4376

References

  • http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical
Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. Click a package name for more details.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4

SRPM
HelixPlayer-1.0.6-1.el4_8.1.src.rpm SHA-256: a5ebbc3af3228832c35e4774ec752c0264f6ba50861d1125b5e443fa32fbc985
x86_64
HelixPlayer-1.0.6-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: c798a05418c8c8c1706f1feea9cbf651551f8e50c881e578134e5a0f97e9ddd7
HelixPlayer-1.0.6-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: c798a05418c8c8c1706f1feea9cbf651551f8e50c881e578134e5a0f97e9ddd7
i386
HelixPlayer-1.0.6-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: c798a05418c8c8c1706f1feea9cbf651551f8e50c881e578134e5a0f97e9ddd7
HelixPlayer-1.0.6-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: c798a05418c8c8c1706f1feea9cbf651551f8e50c881e578134e5a0f97e9ddd7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.8

SRPM
HelixPlayer-1.0.6-1.el4_8.1.src.rpm SHA-256: a5ebbc3af3228832c35e4774ec752c0264f6ba50861d1125b5e443fa32fbc985
x86_64
HelixPlayer-1.0.6-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: c798a05418c8c8c1706f1feea9cbf651551f8e50c881e578134e5a0f97e9ddd7
HelixPlayer-1.0.6-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: c798a05418c8c8c1706f1feea9cbf651551f8e50c881e578134e5a0f97e9ddd7
i386
HelixPlayer-1.0.6-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: c798a05418c8c8c1706f1feea9cbf651551f8e50c881e578134e5a0f97e9ddd7
HelixPlayer-1.0.6-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: c798a05418c8c8c1706f1feea9cbf651551f8e50c881e578134e5a0f97e9ddd7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4

SRPM
HelixPlayer-1.0.6-1.el4_8.1.src.rpm SHA-256: a5ebbc3af3228832c35e4774ec752c0264f6ba50861d1125b5e443fa32fbc985
x86_64
HelixPlayer-1.0.6-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: c798a05418c8c8c1706f1feea9cbf651551f8e50c881e578134e5a0f97e9ddd7
i386
HelixPlayer-1.0.6-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: c798a05418c8c8c1706f1feea9cbf651551f8e50c881e578134e5a0f97e9ddd7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4

SRPM
HelixPlayer-1.0.6-1.el4_8.1.src.rpm SHA-256: a5ebbc3af3228832c35e4774ec752c0264f6ba50861d1125b5e443fa32fbc985
x86_64
HelixPlayer-1.0.6-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: c798a05418c8c8c1706f1feea9cbf651551f8e50c881e578134e5a0f97e9ddd7
i386
HelixPlayer-1.0.6-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: c798a05418c8c8c1706f1feea9cbf651551f8e50c881e578134e5a0f97e9ddd7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4

SRPM
HelixPlayer-1.0.6-1.el4_8.1.src.rpm SHA-256: a5ebbc3af3228832c35e4774ec752c0264f6ba50861d1125b5e443fa32fbc985
ppc
HelixPlayer-1.0.6-1.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 0a43c4b24e39e2e46f39f5aafff72b63b75267323606119d39fc18462a1702be

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 4.8

SRPM
HelixPlayer-1.0.6-1.el4_8.1.src.rpm SHA-256: a5ebbc3af3228832c35e4774ec752c0264f6ba50861d1125b5e443fa32fbc985
ppc
HelixPlayer-1.0.6-1.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 0a43c4b24e39e2e46f39f5aafff72b63b75267323606119d39fc18462a1702be

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