High 9.3Published Jan 25, 2010

CVE-2009-4242Heap-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; RealPla…

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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: 9.3 HIGH (v2.0, NVD)AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

realnetworks realplayer realnetworks:realplayer	10.0; 10.5; 11.0; 11.0.1; 11.0.2; 11.0.3; 11.0.4; 11.0.5; and 7 more ranges	NVD
realnetworks realplayer_enterprise realnetworks:realplayer_enterprise	all versions	NVD
realnetworks realplayer_sp realnetworks:realplayer_sp	1.0.0; 1.0.1	NVD
realnetworks helix_player realnetworks:helix_player	10.0; 11.0.0; 11.0.1	NVD

References

References

http://lists.helixcommunity.org/pipermail/datatype-cvs/2008-September/008633.html
http://osvdb.org/61966
http://secunia.com/advisories/38218	vendor-advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38450
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023489	patch
http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/01192010_player/en/	patch, vendor-advisory
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	patch, vendor-advisory
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