Advisory Details

December 10th, 2010

RealNetworks RealPlayer Upsell.htm getqsval Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-10-276
ZDI-CAN-843

CVE ID CVE-2010-4388
CVSS SCORE 9.0, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
AFFECTED VENDORS RealNetworks
AFFECTED PRODUCTS RealPlayer
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['10589']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of 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 the Upsell.htm component of the RealPlayer default installation. Due to a failure to properly sanitize user-supplied input, it is possible for an attacker to inject arbitrary code into the RealOneActiveXObject process via the getqsval function. This can be abused to bypass the Local Machine Zone security policy and load unsafe controls. Successful exploitation of this issue leads to remote code execution under the context of the RealPlayer application.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS RealNetworks has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/12102010_player/en/
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2010-06-30 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2010-12-10 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Anonymous
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