CVE-2009-4257
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in datatype/smil/common/smlpkt.cpp 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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
macOS Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Not affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| realnetworks | realplayer | 10.1 | |
| realnetworks | helix_player | 10.0 | |
| realnetworks | helix_player | 11.0.0 | |
| realnetworks | helix_player | 11.0.1 | |
| realnetworks | realplayer | 11.0.0 | |
References
- http://lists.helixcommunity.org/pipermail/datatype-cvs/2008-September/008678.html
- 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/1/509105/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37880
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0178
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-007/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=561309
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55798
- https://helixcommunity.org/viewcvs/datatype/smil/common/smlpkt.cpp?view=log#rev1.12
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11110
- http://lists.helixcommunity.org/pipermail/datatype-cvs/2008-September/008678.html
- 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/1/509105/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37880
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0178
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-007/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=561309
CWEs
CWE-119
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