High Risk Vulnerability in RealPlayer

From: NGSSoftware Insight Security Research (nisr_at_ngssoftware.com)
Date: 10/27/04

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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, v2

    The 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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