CVE-2007-4904 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash RealPlayer or Helix Player by tricking users into opening a malformed .au file, causing a divide-by-zero error.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-4904?
CVE-2007-4904 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Realnetworks Realplayer, published on 17 Sep 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
RealNetworks RealPlayer 10.1.0.3114 and earlier, and Helix Player 1.0.6.778 on Fedora Core 6 (FC6) and possibly other platforms, allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed .au file that triggers a divide-by-zero error.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4904?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Realnetworks Helix Player, Realnetworks Realplayer.
How do I fix CVE-2007-4904?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4904 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2007-4904 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-4904 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Realnetworks Realplayer
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c7p8-5wh3-55vc.