Synopsis:	Critical: HelixPlayer security update
Issue date:	2010-02-09
CVE Names:	CVE-2009-4242 CVE-2009-4245 CVE-2009-4247
                   CVE-2009-4248 CVE-2009-4257 CVE-2010-0416
                   CVE-2010-0417

Multiple buffer and integer overflow flaws were found in the way
HelixPlayer processed Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) files. An 
attacker could create a specially-crafted GIF file which would cause 
HelixPlayer to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code when 
opened. (CVE-2009-4242, CVE-2009-4245)

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way HelixPlayer processed
Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) files. An attacker
could create a specially-crafted SMIL file which would cause HelixPlayer 
to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code when opened. 
(CVE-2009-4257)

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way HelixPlayer handled the Real
Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) SET_PARAMETER directive. A malicious RTSP
server could use this flaw to crash HelixPlayer or, potentially, execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2009-4248)

Multiple buffer overflow flaws were discovered in the way HelixPlayer
handled RuleBook structures in media files and RTSP streams.
Specially-crafted input could cause HelixPlayer to crash or, 
potentially, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2009-4247, CVE-2010-0417)

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way HelixPlayer performed URL
un-escaping. A specially-crafted URL string could cause HelixPlayer to
crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2010-0416)

All running instances of HelixPlayer must be restarted for this update 
to take effect.

SL 4.x

     SRPMS:
HelixPlayer-1.0.6-1.el4_8.1.src.rpm
     i386:
HelixPlayer-1.0.6-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
     x86_64:
HelixPlayer-1.0.6-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson