CVE-2009-4243 describes a critical vulnerability in various RealNetworks RealPlayer and Helix Player versions, including those for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This flaw allows remote attackers to achieve an unspecified, but severe, impact through a specially crafted media file utilizing HTTP chunked transfer coding, likely leading to an overflow. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it carries a high severity, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity but complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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