Real Player Buffer Overrun Vulnerability
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“RealNetworks Inc. has recently been made aware of a security vulnerability that could potentially allow an attacker to run arbitrary code on a user’s machine. The specific exploit was: To fashion an R3T media file to create a “Buffer Overrun” error. While we have not received reports of anyone actually being attacked with this exploit and though the percentage of players with this plug-in is very small, all security vulnerabilities are taken very seriously by RealNetworks Inc. Real has found and fixed the problem….To ensure that your Player is protected, we recommend installing the update available which will remove the vulnerable plug-in.”
