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High Risk Vulnerability in RealPlayer
From: "NGSSoftware Insight Security Research" <nisr () ngssoftware com>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 07:43:04 +0100
John Heasman of NGSSoftware has discovered a high risk vulnerability in RealPlayer.
Versions affected include: RealPlayer 10.5 (6.0.12.1056) RealPlayer 10.5 (6.0.12.1053) RealPlayer 10.5 (6.0.12.1040) RealPlayer 10.5 Beta (6.0.12.1016) RealPlayer 10 RealOne Player v1, v2The flaw permits execution of arbitrary code via a malformed skin. The patch can be downloaded from
http://service.real.com/help/faq/security/041026_player/EN/ NGSSoftware are going to withhold details of this flaw for three months. Full details will be published on the 27th of January 2005. This three month window will allow users of RealPlayer the time needed to apply the patch before the details are released to the general public. This reflects NGSSoftware's new approach to responsible disclosure. NGSSoftware Insight Security Research http://www.databasesecurity.com/ http://www.nextgenss.com/ +44(0)208 401 0070
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