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CVE-2009-4242
Published: Jan 25, 2010
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
RHSA-2010:0094
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
ADV-2010-0178
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10144
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
realplayer-gif-bo(55795)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
1023489
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=561436
x_refsource_CONFIRM
[datatype-cvs] 20080909 image/gif/common gifcodec.cpp,1.7,1.8
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/01192010_player/en/
x_refsource_CONFIRM
38450
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-006/
x_refsource_MISC
61966
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
38218
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
20100121 ZDI-10-006: RealNetworks RealPlayer GIF Handling Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
37880
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
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