REDHAT-BUG-561309: Buffer Overflow
First published: Wed Feb 03 2010(Updated: )
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures assigned an identifier <a href="https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-4257">CVE-2009-4257</a> to the following vulnerability: Heap-based buffer overflow in smlrender.dll 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 and 10.1, Linux RealPlayer 10 and 11.0.0, and Helix Player 10.x and 11.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an SMIL file with crafted string lengths. References: <a href="http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/01192010_player/en/">http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/01192010_player/en/</a> <a href="http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-007/">http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-007/</a> <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509105/100/0/threaded">http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509105/100/0/threaded</a> <a href="http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/55798">http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/55798</a>
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| RealPlayer | >=6.0.12.1040<6.0.12.1741>=11.0.0<11.0.4 | |
| RealPlayer | ||
| RealPlayer | ||
| RealNetworks Helix Player Linux | >=10.x<11.0.0 |
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Reference Links
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-4257
- http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/01192010_player/en/
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-007/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509105/100/0/threaded
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/55798
- http://lists.helixcommunity.org/pipermail/datatype-cvs/2008-September/008678.html
- https://helixcommunity.org/viewcvs/datatype/smil/common/smlpkt.cpp?view=log#rev1.12
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0094.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=561309
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