CVE-2009-4242

CVSS V2 High 9.3 CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2009-4242
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2010-01-25T19:30:01
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2018-10-10T19:48:50
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-119 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
AND
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer_sp:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer_sp:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_player:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_player:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_player:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:10.0:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0.0:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0.1:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 9.3
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 10
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0178 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38218 Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-006/ Patch
http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/01192010_player/en/ Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37880
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023489 Patch
http://osvdb.org/61966
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0094.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=561436
http://lists.helixcommunity.org/pipermail/datatype-cvs/2008-September/008633.html
https://helixcommunity.org/viewcvs/datatype/image/gif/common/gifcodec.cpp?view=log#rev1.8
http://secunia.com/advisories/38450
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55795
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10144
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509096/100/0/threaded
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4242
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-4242
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:32:01 Added to TrackCVE