CVE-2009-4242
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-119
Buffer Errors
Publication date:
25/01/2010
Last modified:
11/04/2025
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the CGIFCodec::GetPacketBuffer function in datatype/image/gif/common/gifcodec.cpp in RealNetworks RealPlayer 10; RealPlayer 10.5 6.0.12.1040 through 6.0.12.1741; RealPlayer 11 11.0.0 through 11.0.4; RealPlayer Enterprise; Mac RealPlayer 10, 10.1, and 11.0; Linux RealPlayer 10; and Helix Player 10.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a GIF file with crafted chunk sizes that trigger improper memory allocation.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
9.30
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer_sp:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer_sp:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://lists.helixcommunity.org/pipermail/datatype-cvs/2008-September/008633.html
- http://osvdb.org/61966
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38218
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38450
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023489=
- http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/01192010_player/en/
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0094.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509096/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37880
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0178
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-006/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=561436
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55795
- https://helixcommunity.org/viewcvs/datatype/image/gif/common/gifcodec.cpp?view=log#rev1.8
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10144
- http://lists.helixcommunity.org/pipermail/datatype-cvs/2008-September/008633.html
- http://osvdb.org/61966
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38218
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38450
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023489=
- http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/01192010_player/en/
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0094.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509096/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37880
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0178
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-006/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=561436
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55795
- https://helixcommunity.org/viewcvs/datatype/image/gif/common/gifcodec.cpp?view=log#rev1.8
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10144