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.
CVE-2009-4257
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- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 94.4%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
January 25, 2010
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (28)
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.helixcommunity.org/pipermail/datatype-cvs/2008-September/008678.html
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/38218
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/38450
- cve@mitrehttp://securitytracker.com/id?1023489
- cve@mitrehttp://service.real.com/realplayer/security/01192010_player/en/
- cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0094.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509105/100/0/threaded
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37880
- cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0178
- cve@mitrehttp://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-007/
- cve@mitrehttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=561309
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55798
- cve@mitrehttps://helixcommunity.org/viewcvs/datatype/smil/common/smlpkt.cpp?view=log#rev1.12
- cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11110
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.helixcommunity.org/pipermail/datatype-cvs/2008-September/008678.html
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | HelixPlayer-1:1.0.6-1.el4_8.1 | 2010-02-09 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
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