RealPlayer: GIF file heap overflow
Published Jan 25, 2010
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.45%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 10.0
- 10.5
- 11.0
- 11.0.1
- 11.0.2
- 11.0.3
- 11.0.4
- 11.0.5
- n/a
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
Configuration 2
- 10.0
- 10.1
- 11.0
- 11.0.1
Configuration 3
- 10.0
- 11.0.0
- 11.0.1
- 10.0
- 11.0.0
- 11.0.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
HelixPlayer-1:1.0.6-1.el4_8.1
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0094
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | HelixPlayer-1:1.0.6-1.el4_8.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0094 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 8.45% (0.08453) | 94.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.45% (0.08453) | 94.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 12.60% (0.12604) | 93.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 11.17% (0.11166) | 89.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 12.60% (0.12604) | 93.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 22.83% (0.22828) | 95.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 34.94% (0.34936) | 97.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 25, 2024 | 50.85% (0.50848) | 97.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 29, 2024 | 53.18% (0.53181) | 97.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 6, 2023 | 43.18% (0.43179) | 96.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | 39.73% (0.39734) | 96.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 11, 2023 | 43.18% (0.43179) | 96.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 35.59% (0.35590) | 96.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 87.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (18)
- http://lists.helixcommunity.org/pipermail/datatype-cvs/2008-September/008633.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://osvdb.org/61966 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38218 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38450 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023489 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch
- http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/01192010_player/en/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0094.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509096/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37880 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0178 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-006/ x_refsource_MISCPatch
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-4242 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=561436 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55795 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://helixcommunity.org/viewcvs/datatype/image/gif/common/gifcodec.cpp?view=log#rev1.8 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4242
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10144 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-4242
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