CVE-2009-4248
Buffer overflow in the RTSPProtocol::HandleSetParameterRequest function in client/core/rtspprotocol.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 and 10.1, Linux RealPlayer 10, and Helix Player 10.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted RTSP SET_PARAMETER request.
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
- 6.8% (94th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-4217)
- 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-2009-4217 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://lists.helixcommunity.org/pipermail/client-cvs/2008-January/003756.html
- http://lists.helixcommunity.org/pipermail/client-cvs/2008-January/003759.html
- http://lists.helixcommunity.org/pipermail/client-dev/2008-January/004591.html
- 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/bid/37880
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0178(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=561361
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55801
- https://helixcommunity.org/viewcvs/client/core/rtspprotocol.cpp?view=log#rev1.55.2.19
- https://helixcommunity.org/viewcvs/client/core/rtspprotocol.cpp?view=log#rev1.86
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10641
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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