9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2009-4242
RealPlayer Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 25, 2010, 7:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:09 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-4242 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Realnetworks realplayer
2 Realnetworks helix_player
3 Realnetworks realplayer_enterprise
4 Realnetworks realplayer_sp
1 Apple mac_os_x
1 Microsoft windows
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2009-4242.

URL Resource
http://lists.helixcommunity.org/pipermail/datatype-cvs/2008-September/008633.html
http://osvdb.org/61966
http://secunia.com/advisories/38218 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38450
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023489 Patch
http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/01192010_player/en/ Patch Vendor Advisory
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 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-006/ Patch
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 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38450
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023489 Patch
http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/01192010_player/en/ Patch Vendor Advisory
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 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-006/ Patch
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

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.helixcommunity.org/pipermail/datatype-cvs/2008-September/008633.html
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/61966
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/38218
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/38450
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1023489
    Added Reference http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/01192010_player/en/
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0094.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509096/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37880
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0178
    Added Reference http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-006/
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=561436
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55795
    Added Reference https://helixcommunity.org/viewcvs/datatype/image/gif/common/gifcodec.cpp?view=log#rev1.8
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10144
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/509096/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509096/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10144 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10144 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/55795 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55795 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 26, 2010

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

34.94 }} -15.91%

score

0.97132

percentile

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