Vulnerability Details : CVE-2010-0416
Buffer overflow in the Unescape function in common/util/hxurl.cpp and player/hxclientkit/src/CHXClientSink.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 URL argument containing a % (percent) character that is not followed by two hex digits.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute codeDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-0416
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 29.68%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 97 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2010-0416
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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7.5
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2010-0416
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2010-0416
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http://lists.helixcommunity.org/pipermail/common-cvs/2007-July/014956.html
HelixCommunity - Exiting with errorExploit
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=561856
561856 – (CVE-2010-0416) CVE-2010-0416 HelixPlayer / RealPlayer: URL unescape buffer overflow
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0094.html
Support
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https://helixcommunity.org/viewcvs/common/util/hxurl.cpp?view=log#rev1.24.4.1.4.1
404 Not Found
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10847
Repository / Oval Repository
Products affected by CVE-2010-0416
- cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:realplayer:*:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:realnetworks:helix_player:1.0.6:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*