RealNetworks RealPlayer 10.0.5 Critical Advisory: Remote Attack Risk

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.

A flaw has been discovered in RealNetworks' RealPlayer version 10.0.5.756 Gold and Helix Player 1.0.5.757 Gold running on Linux or Unix operating systems, according to a report released Tuesday by the French Security Incident Response Team, or FrSIRT.

Attack code that takes advantage of the flaw, a so-called exploit, has been posted on the Internet, increasing the security risk to users.

The link for this article located at ZDNet.co.uk is no longer available.