Vulnerability Details : CVE-2009-4245
Heap-based buffer overflow 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 compressed GIF file, related to gifcodec.cpp and gifimage.cpp.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute codeDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2009-4245
- cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:10.0:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0.0:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0.1:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_player:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_player:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_player:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer_sp:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer_sp:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-4245
9.18%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 95 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2009-4245
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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9.3
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.6
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10.0
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2009-4245
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2009-4245
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http://lists.helixcommunity.org/pipermail/datatype-cvs/2008-July/008455.html
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=561441
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http://securitytracker.com/id?1023489
Patch
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https://helixcommunity.org/viewcvs/datatype/image/gif/common/pub/gifcodec.h?view=log#rev1.5
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http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/01192010_player/en/
Patch;Vendor Advisory
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https://helixcommunity.org/viewcvs/datatype/image/gif/common/gifcodec.cpp?view=log#rev1.7
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https://helixcommunity.org/viewcvs/datatype/image/gif/common/gifimage.cpp?view=log#rev1.6
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0094.html
Support
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55800
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0178
Patch;Vendor Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37880
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9998
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