What is the severity of CVE-2007-4904?

CVE-2007-4904 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its capability to cause an application crash.

How do I fix CVE-2007-4904?

To mitigate CVE-2007-4904, upgrade to a version of RealPlayer or Helix Player that is not vulnerable, specifically versions released after 10.1 for RealPlayer and 1.0.6 for Helix Player.

What systems are affected by CVE-2007-4904?

CVE-2007-4904 affects RealNetworks RealPlayer version 10.1.0.3114 and earlier, as well as Helix Player 1.0.6.778, primarily on Fedora Core 6.

What type of attack is described by CVE-2007-4904?

CVE-2007-4904 describes a denial of service attack that relies on user interaction to exploit a vulnerability triggered by a malformed .au file.

Is there any known workaround for CVE-2007-4904?

There are no known workarounds for CVE-2007-4904 other than avoiding the use of affected versions of RealPlayer and Helix Player.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2007-4904

medium

4.3

CWE

189

17/9/2007

7/8/2024

CVE-2007-4904

First published: Mon Sep 17 2007(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
RealPlayer	=10.5-gold
RealPlayer	=10.0.8
RealPlayer	=10.1
RealPlayer	=10.0.9
RealNetworks Helix Player Linux	=1.0.6

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4904?
CVE-2007-4904 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its capability to cause an application crash.
How do I fix CVE-2007-4904?
To mitigate CVE-2007-4904, upgrade to a version of RealPlayer or Helix Player that is not vulnerable, specifically versions released after 10.1 for RealPlayer and 1.0.6 for Helix Player.
What systems are affected by CVE-2007-4904?
CVE-2007-4904 affects RealNetworks RealPlayer version 10.1.0.3114 and earlier, as well as Helix Player 1.0.6.778, primarily on Fedora Core 6.
What type of attack is described by CVE-2007-4904?
CVE-2007-4904 describes a denial of service attack that relies on user interaction to exploit a vulnerability triggered by a malformed .au file.
Is there any known workaround for CVE-2007-4904?
There are no known workarounds for CVE-2007-4904 other than avoiding the use of affected versions of RealPlayer and Helix Player.

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