Summary
This host has Realtek Media Player installed and is prone to buffer overflow vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code to cause buffer overflow and can lead to application crash.
Impact Level: Application
Solution
No solution or patch was made available for at least one year since disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.
For updates refer to http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/
Insight
The issue is due to improper bounds checking when processing playlist files.
Affected
Realtek Media Player A4.06 (5.36) and prior on Windows.
References
Updated on 2017-03-28
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-5664 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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