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Gentoo: GLSA-200510-07 Advisory: Issue with RealPlayer Format

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Calendar Grey October 7, 2005
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A format string flaw in RealPlayer and Helix Player could enable unauthorized code execution. Users are advised to update for enhanced protection.
RealPlayer and Helix Player are vulnerable to a format string vulnerability resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200510-07 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: RealPlayer, Helix Player: Format string vulnerability Date: October 07, 2005 Bugs: #107309 ID: 200510-07

Synopsis ======= RealPlayer and Helix Player are vulnerable to a format string vulnerability resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.
Background ========= RealPlayer is a multimedia player capable of handling multiple multimedia file formats. Helix Player is an open source media player for Linux.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-video/realplayer < 10.0.6 >= 10.0.6 2 media-video/helixplayer < 1.0.6 &...

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