Heap-based buffer overflow in the CGIFCodec::GetPacketBuffer function in datatype/image/gif/common/gifcodec.cpp in...
Vulnerability Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the CGIFCodec::GetPacketBuffer function in datatype/image/gif/common/gifcodec.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, 10.1, and 11.0; Linux RealPlayer 10; and Helix Player 10.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a GIF file with crafted chunk sizes that trigger improper memory allocation.
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References
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0094.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0178
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10144
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55795
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023489
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=561436
- http://lists.helixcommunity.org/pipermail/datatype-cvs/2008-September/008633.html
- http://service.real.com/realplayer/security/01192010_player/en/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38450
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-006/
- http://osvdb.org/61966
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38218
- https://helixcommunity.org/viewcvs/datatype/image/gif/common/gifcodec.cpp?view=log#rev1.8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509096/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37880
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