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CVE-2009-4242: Buffer Overflow

First published: Wed Sep 10 2008(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Realnetworks Realplayer=10.0
Realnetworks Realplayer=10.5
Realnetworks Realplayer=11.0
Realnetworks Realplayer=11.0.1
Realnetworks Realplayer=11.0.2
Realnetworks Realplayer=11.0.3
Realnetworks Realplayer=11.0.4
Realnetworks Realplayer=11.0.5
Realnetworks Realplayer Enterprise
Realnetworks Realplayer Sp=1.0.0
Realnetworks Realplayer Sp=1.0.1
Microsoft Windows
Realnetworks Realplayer=10.1
Apple Mac OS X
Realnetworks Helix Player=10.0
Realnetworks Helix Player=11.0.0
Realnetworks Helix Player=11.0.1
Realnetworks Realplayer=10.0
Realnetworks Realplayer=11.0.0
Realnetworks Realplayer=11.0.1

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