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    CVE-2009-4242

    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.

    Published:Sep 10, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Jan 25, 2010
    EPSS Score:0.12604
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Mac Os X
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows
    Vendor
    Realnetworks
    Product
    Helix Player
    Vendor
    Realnetworks
    Product
    Realplayer
    Vendor
    Realnetworks
    Product
    Realplayer Enterprise
    Vendor
    Realnetworks
    Product
    Realplayer Sp
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High