CVE-2009-4242

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.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 12.60% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory real.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0094.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0178 vdb entry patch vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10144 vdb entry signature
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55795 vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023489 vdb entry patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=561436
http://lists.helixcommunity.org/pipermail/datatype-cvs/2008-September/008633.html mailing list
http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/01192010_player/en/ patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38450 third party advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-006/ patch
http://osvdb.org/61966 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/38218 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://helixcommunity.org/viewcvs/datatype/image/gif/common/gifcodec.cpp?view=log#rev1.8
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509096/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37880 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-4242?
CVE-2009-4242 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-4242?
To fix CVE-2009-4242, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-4242 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-4242 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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