Critical upgrade for RealPlayer
Posted on: 07/02/2007 08:21 PM

http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/usrbingeek/2007/07/01/vulnerability-in-realnetworks-media-players/

RealNetworks RealPlayer and Helix Player should be upgraded immediately as publicly available exploit code for a buffer overflow vulnerability that exists in them is being used to compromise computers.

The vulnerability requires that the user open a media file or stream that that has been crafted by an attacker. It could execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition on a vulnerable system.

This affects the Mac OS X version as well as Windows.

Critical upgrade for RealPlayer

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