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CVE-2010-0416

Published: Feb 18, 2010Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
11.3%
Top 4.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

n/an/a
helix playerrealnetworks
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / media-player
realplayerrealnetworks
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / media-player
realnetworkscommercialUSConsumer Softwareaka realplayer, realone player

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0094.html
redhat.com
https://helixcommunity.org/viewcvs/common/util/hxurl.cpp?view=log#rev1.24.4.1.4.1
helixcommunity.org
http://lists.helixcommunity.org/pipermail/common-cvs/2007-July/014956.html
lists.helixcommunity.org
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Timeline

Published
Feb 18, 2010
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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