RealPlayer and Helix Player in Linux security scare

From: Imhotep (Imhotep_at_nospam.net)
Date: 09/29/05 

Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 01:06:05 -0400

"Users who run the media players on Linux or Unix are at risk of attack,
security experts claim. Popular media players RealPlayer and Helix Player
are at risk of a security vulnerability that could let malicious attackers
launch remote attacks on a user's system, security experts say."

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,39020369,39222693,00.htm

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