9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2009-4248
RealNetworks RealPlayer Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Buffer overflow in the RTSPProtocol::HandleSetParameterRequest function in client/core/rtspprotocol.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 and 10.1, Linux RealPlayer 10, and Helix Player 10.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted RTSP SET_PARAMETER request.

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-2009-4248 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-2009-4248.

URL Resource
http://lists.helixcommunity.org/pipermail/client-cvs/2008-January/003756.html
http://lists.helixcommunity.org/pipermail/client-cvs/2008-January/003759.html
http://lists.helixcommunity.org/pipermail/client-dev/2008-January/004591.html
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/bid/37880
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0178 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=561361
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55801
https://helixcommunity.org/viewcvs/client/core/rtspprotocol.cpp?view=log#rev1.55.2.19
https://helixcommunity.org/viewcvs/client/core/rtspprotocol.cpp?view=log#rev1.86
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10641
http://lists.helixcommunity.org/pipermail/client-cvs/2008-January/003756.html
http://lists.helixcommunity.org/pipermail/client-cvs/2008-January/003759.html
http://lists.helixcommunity.org/pipermail/client-dev/2008-January/004591.html
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/bid/37880
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0178 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=561361
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55801
https://helixcommunity.org/viewcvs/client/core/rtspprotocol.cpp?view=log#rev1.55.2.19
https://helixcommunity.org/viewcvs/client/core/rtspprotocol.cpp?view=log#rev1.86
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10641

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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/client-cvs/2008-January/003756.html
    Added Reference http://lists.helixcommunity.org/pipermail/client-cvs/2008-January/003759.html
    Added Reference http://lists.helixcommunity.org/pipermail/client-dev/2008-January/004591.html
    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/bid/37880
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0178
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=561361
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55801
    Added Reference https://helixcommunity.org/viewcvs/client/core/rtspprotocol.cpp?view=log#rev1.55.2.19
    Added Reference https://helixcommunity.org/viewcvs/client/core/rtspprotocol.cpp?view=log#rev1.86
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10641
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • 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:10641 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10641 [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/55801 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55801 [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.

9.18 }} -0.93%

score

0.94659

percentile

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