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RealOne Insecure Temporary Files
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA10032
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Release Date:
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2003-10-20
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Popularity:
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6,802 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Privilege escalation
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | RealOne Desktop Manager
RealOne Enterprise Desktop
RealOne Player 1.x
RealOne Player 2.x
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Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in RealOne Player allowing malicious, local users to escalate their privileges.
The problem is caused due to insecure creation of temporary files, which allows malicious users to manipulate URLs or embed scripts when the player launches the default browser.
The vulnerability affects RealOne Player, RealOne Player v2, RealOne Player for Mac OSX, and RealOne Enterprise Desktop.
Solution:
Updated versions are available:
RealOne Player:
Use the "Check for Update" function.
RealOne Desktop Manager:
http://licensekey.realnetworks.com/rnforms/products/tools/rdm/index.html
RealOne Enterprise Desktop:
http://forms.real.com/rnforms/products/tools/red/index.html
NOTE: These updates also fixes the SMIL Cross Site Scripting vulnerability:
SA9584
Provided and/or discovered by:
Krazy Snake
Original Advisory:
http://www.service.real.com/help/faq/security/securityupdate_october2003.html
Other References:
SA9584:
http://secunia.com/advisories/9584/
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