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Gentoo: 200504-21 Normal Severity: RealPlayer Buffer Overflow

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Calendar Grey April 22, 2005
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Both RealPlayer and Helix Player on Gentoo systems are vulnerable to a critical buffer overflow flaw, which may allow for remote code execution. Ensure you update your software immediately!
RealPlayer and Helix Player are vulnerable to a buffer overflow that could lead to remote execution of arbitrary code.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200504-21 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: RealPlayer, Helix Player: Buffer overflow vulnerability Date: April 22, 2005 Bugs: #89862 ID: 200504-21

Synopsis ======= RealPlayer and Helix Player are vulnerable to a buffer overflow that could lead to remote execution of arbitrary code.
Background ========= RealPlayer is a multimedia player capable of handling multiple multimedia file formats. Helix Player is the Open Source version of RealPlayer.
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