CVE-2009-4242

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-4242
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-01-25 19:30:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionHeap-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows All All All All
Application Realnetworks Realplayer 10.0 All All All
Application Realnetworks Realplayer 10.5 All All All
Application Realnetworks Realplayer 11.0 All All All
Application Realnetworks Realplayer 11.0.1 All All All
Application Realnetworks Realplayer 11.0.2 All All All
Application Realnetworks Realplayer 11.0.3 All All All
Application Realnetworks Realplayer 11.0.4 All All All
Application Realnetworks Realplayer 11.0.5 All All All
Application Realnetworks Realplayer Enterprise All All All All
Application Realnetworks Realplayer Sp 1.0.0 All All All
Application Realnetworks Realplayer Sp 1.0.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Bug 561436 – CVE-2009-4242 HelixPlayer / RealPlayer: GIF file heap overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Zero Day Initiative af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.zerodayinitiative.com Patch
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Red Hat update for HelixPlayer - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[Datatype-cvs] image/gif/common gifcodec.cpp,1.7,1.8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.helixcommunity.org
RealPlayer and StarSearch by Real Official Homepage — Real.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 service.real.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Multiple RealNetworks Products Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - RealPlayer Buffer Overflows Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Patch
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
RealPlayer Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
osvdb.org/61966 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
helixcommunity.org/viewcvs/datatype/image/gif/common/gifcodec.cpp af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 helixcommunity.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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