Gentoo: 200809-03 Normal: RealPlayer Buffer Overflow Threat
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September 4, 2008
RealPlayer is vulnerable to a buffer overflow allowing for the execution of arbitrary code.
Summary
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200809-03
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: Normal
Title: RealPlayer: Buffer overflow
Date: September 04, 2008
Bugs: #232997
ID: 200809-03
Synopsis
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RealPlayer is vulnerable to a buffer overflow allowing for the
execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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RealPlayer is a multimedia player capable of handling multiple
multimedia file formats.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-video/realplayer < 11.0.0.4028-r1 >= 11.0.0.4028-r1
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Dyon Balding of Secunia Research reported an unspecified heap-based
buffer overflow in the Shockwave Flash (SWF) frame handling.
Impact
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By enticing a user to open a...
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