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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 7.2% (94th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-4213)
- Published
- January 25, 2010
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-4213 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apple / mac os x
- microsoft / windows
- realnetworks / helix player
- realnetworks / helix player
- realnetworks / helix player
- realnetworks / realplayer
- realnetworks / realplayer
- realnetworks / realplayer
- realnetworks / realplayer
- realnetworks / realplayer
- realnetworks / realplayer
- realnetworks / realplayer
- realnetworks / realplayer
- realnetworks / realplayer
- realnetworks / realplayer
- realnetworks / realplayer
- realnetworks / realplayer
- realnetworks / realplayer enterprise
- realnetworks / realplayer sp
- realnetworks / realplayer sp
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38218(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023489(Patch)
- http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/01192010_player/en/(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509098/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37880
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0178(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-008/(Patch)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55797
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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