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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…
High9.3EPSS 8.5%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 8.5% · top 5.0% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (15)
- RHSA-2010:0094 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- ADV-2010-0178 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10144 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- realplayer-gif-bo(55795) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 1023489 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=561436 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [datatype-cvs] 20080909 image/gif/common gifcodec.cpp,1.7,1.8 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/01192010_player/en/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 38450 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-006/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 61966 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 38218 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://helixcommunity.org/viewcvs/datatype/image/gif/common/gifcodec.cpp?view=log#rev1.8 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20100121 ZDI-10-006: RealNetworks RealPlayer GIF Handling Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 37880 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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