CVE-2009-4242
Estado: ModificadaAlta (9.3)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Puntuación base: 9.3
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 8.45%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 95
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (4)
CWE
- CWE-119
Referencias
- http://lists.helixcommunity.org/pipermail/datatype-cvs/2008-September/008633.html
- http://osvdb.org/61966
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38218
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38450
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023489
- http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/01192010_player/en/
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0094.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509096/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37880
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0178
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-006/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=561436
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55795
- https://helixcommunity.org/viewcvs/datatype/image/gif/common/gifcodec.cpp?view=log#rev1.8
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10144
- http://lists.helixcommunity.org/pipermail/datatype-cvs/2008-September/008633.html
- http://osvdb.org/61966
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38218
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38450
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023489
- http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/01192010_player/en/
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0094.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509096/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37880
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0178
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-006/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=561436
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55795
- https://helixcommunity.org/viewcvs/datatype/image/gif/common/gifcodec.cpp?view=log#rev1.8
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10144
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