PT-2010-1332 · Realnetworks+1 · Realplayer+2

Tomas Hoger · Published 2010-01-21 · Updated 2018-10-10 · CVE-2009-4242

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions RealPlayer versions 10 through 11.0.4 RealPlayer 10.5 versions 6.0.12.1040 through 6.0.12.1741 RealPlayer Enterprise (affected versions not specified) Mac RealPlayer versions 10, 10.1, and 11.0 Linux RealPlayer version 10 Helix Player versions 10.x

Description The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow in the CGIFCodec::GetPacketBuffer function, which can be triggered by a GIF file with crafted chunk sizes, leading to improper memory allocation. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For RealPlayer versions 10 through 11.0.4, update to a version outside of the affected range. For RealPlayer 10.5 versions 6.0.12.1040 through 6.0.12.1741, update to a version outside of the affected range. For RealPlayer Enterprise, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability. For Mac RealPlayer versions 10, 10.1, and 11.0, update to a version outside of the affected range. For Linux RealPlayer version 10, update to a version outside of the affected range. For Helix Player versions 10.x, update to a version outside of the affected range.

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-4242

RHSA-2010:0094

RHSA-2010_0094

ZDI-10-006

Affected Products

Helix Player

Realplayer

Red Hat

References · 28

• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-006 · Patch
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1023489 · Patch
• http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/01192010_player/en · Vendor Advisory
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0094.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4242 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-006 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38218 · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0178 · Vendor Advisory
• http://osvdb.org/61966 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/509096/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55795 · Note
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0416 · Note
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-4242 · Note
• http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/55795 · Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=561436 · Note