Security patches issued for RealPlayers (News.com)

[Posted March 3, 2005 by cook]

News.com mentions the availability of security updates for RealPlayer and Helix Player on Linux and other platforms. "RealNetwork's patches, released Tuesday, address vulnerabilities in the software that could allow an attacker to run arbitrary or malicious code on a person's computer when a malicious WAV or SMIL file is processed. Secunia, a security information company, rated the vulnerabilities as critical."