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
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 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 compressed GIF file, related to gifcodec.cpp and gifimage.cpp.
- Published
- Jan 25, 2010
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 6.8% · 94th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
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Report tools
Action score
39
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 37 / 40 · 9.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 2 / 30 · 6.8%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| realnetworks | realplayer | cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer |
| realnetworks | realplayer enterprise | cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer_enterprise |
| realnetworks | realplayer sp | cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer_sp |
| realnetworks | helix player | cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_player |
| microsoft | windows | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows |
| apple | mac os x | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- realnetworks helix player10.0
- realnetworks helix player11.0.0
- realnetworks helix player11.0.1
- realnetworks realplayer10.0
- realnetworks realplayer10.1
- realnetworks realplayer10.5
- realnetworks realplayer11.0
- realnetworks realplayer11.0.0
- realnetworks realplayer11.0.1
- realnetworks realplayer11.0.2
- realnetworks realplayer11.0.3
- realnetworks realplayer11.0.4
- realnetworks realplayer11.0.5
- realnetworks realplayer enterpriseall versions
- realnetworks realplayer sp1.0.0
- realnetworks realplayer sp1.0.1
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | HelixPlayer | before 1:1.0.6-1.el4_8.1 | 1:1.0.6-1.el4_8.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | HelixPlayer-debuginfo | before 1:1.0.6-1.el4_8.1 | 1:1.0.6-1.el4_8.1 |
Same product
realnetworks: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2012-5691Buffer overflow in RealNetworks RealPlayer before 16.0.0.282 and RealPlayer SP 1.0 through 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrar53Plan
- CVE-2008-1309The RealAudioObjects.RealAudio ActiveX control in rmoc3260.dll in RealNetworks RealPlayer Enterprise, RealPlayer 10, RealPlayer 10.5 before 51Plan
- CVE-2013-7260Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in RealNetworks RealPlayer before 17.0.4.61 on Windows, and Mac RealPlayer before 12.0.1.1738, allow r50Plan
- CVE-2007-5601Stack-based buffer overflow in the Database Component in MPAMedia.dll in RealNetworks RealPlayer 10.5 and 11 beta, and earlier versions incl50Plan
- CVE-2010-3747An ActiveX control in RealNetworks RealPlayer 11.0 through 11.1, RealPlayer SP 1.0 through 1.1.4, and RealPlayer Enterprise 2.1.2 does not p47Plan
- CVE-2011-2950Heap-based buffer overflow in qcpfformat.dll in RealNetworks RealPlayer 11.0 through 11.1 and 14.0.0 through 14.0.5 and RealPlayer SP 1.0 th46Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| red hat:HelixPlayer | 1:1.0.6-1.el4_8.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:HelixPlayer-debuginfo | 1:1.0.6-1.el4_8.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer ManipulationCAPEC-123likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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References
- lists.helixcommunity.org/pipermail/datatype-cvs/2008-July/008455.html
- osvdb.org/61969
- secunia.com/advisories/38218
- secunia.com/advisories/38450
- securitytracker.com/id?1023489
- service.real.com/realplayer/security/01192010_player/en/
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0094.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/37880
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0178
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=561441
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55800
- helixcommunity.org/viewcvs/datatype/image/gif/common/gifcodec.cpp?view=log#rev1.7
- helixcommunity.org/viewcvs/datatype/image/gif/common/gifimage.cpp?view=log#rev1.6
- helixcommunity.org/viewcvs/datatype/image/gif/common/pub/gifcodec.h?view=log#rev1.5
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9998
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.