Summary
This host is installed with RealPlayer which is prone to Buffer Overflow vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will let the attacker execute arbitrary codes within the context of the application and can cause heap overflow or cause remote code execution.
Solution
Upgrade to RealPlayer version 11.0.5 or later.
For updates refer to http://www.real.com/player
Insight
The buffer overflow error occurs when processing a malformed 'ASM RuleBook'.
Affected
RealPlayer versions 10.x and 11.0.0 on Linux platforms.
References
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-4247 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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