Buffer overflow in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2009-4244
Heap-based buffer overflow 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 an SIPR codec field with a small length value that triggers incorrect memory allocation.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.072 (94.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.073 · newest: 0.072 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Apple Mac OS X
- Microsoft Windows
- Realnetworks Helix Player — versions 10.0, 11.0.0, 11.0.1
- Realnetworks Realplayer — versions 11.0.2, 11.0.5, 10.5
- Realnetworks Realplayer Enterprise
- Realnetworks Realplayer Sp — versions 1.0.1, 1.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secunia.com/advisories/38218 (third-party-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (Patch, vdb-entry)
- service.real.com/realplayer/security/01192010_player/en/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509098/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/37880 (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0178 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-008/ (Patch)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55797 (vdb-entry)