CVE-2010-0417: realnetworks helix_player

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2010-0417 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in realnetworks helix_player. EPSS estimates a 4.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 18-02-2010
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in common/util/rlstate.cpp in Helix Player 1.0.6 and RealPlayer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a RuleBook structure with a large number of rule-separator characters that trigger heap memory corruption.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary.