Buffer overflows found in RealPlayer
InternetNews | at | by Mike
A private security research firm on Thursday warned of a potentially critical security flaw in the RealPlayer software distributed by RealNetworks that could allow malicious hackers to hijack vulnerable computers.
According to an alert from U.K.-based NGS Software, the security flaw affects RealPlayer 8, RealOne Player, RealOne Player v2 for Windows only (all languages), RealPlayer 10 Beta (English only) and RealPlayer Enterprise (all versions, standalone and as configured by the RealPlayer Enterprise Manager).
Independent security consulting firm Secunia rates the vulnerability as "highly critical."