Yet another RealNetworks buffer overflow problem
InternetNews | at | by Mike
Digital media delivery firm RealNetworks on Friday confirmed a buffer overflow vulnerability in its Helix Universal Server product, warning that a root exploit could give an attacker "inappropriate access" to compromised system.
A root exploit could give an attacker complete control over a susceptible machine to execute malicious code.
It is not the first security-related hiccup for Real's Helix products. Security consultants NGSSoftware has previously warned of high-risk buffer overruns in the Helix Universal Server 9.0 which could allow attackers to run code of their own choosing on a user's machine.