Buffer overflow in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2009-4257
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.
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: 0.085 (94.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.085 · newest: 0.085 · 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
- lists.helixcommunity.org/pipermail/datatype-cvs/2008-September/008678.html (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/38218 (third-party-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/38450 (third-party-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (Patch, vdb-entry)
- service.real.com/realplayer/security/01192010_player/en/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0094.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509105/100/0/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-10-007/ (Patch)