John Heasman of NGSSoftware has discovered a high risk vulnerability in RealPlayer for Windows. Versions affected include: RealPlayer 10.5 (6.0.12.1040-1069) RealPlayer 10 RealOne Player v2 RealOne Player v1 RealPlayer 10.5 (6.0.12.1212) is NOT affected. The flaw permits the overwriting of a local file or execution of an ActiveX control via a malformed MP3 file. The patch can be downloaded from http://service.real.com/help/faq/security/050623_player/EN/ NGSSoftware are going to withhold details of this flaw for three months. Full details will be published on the 27th of September 2005. This three month window will allow users of RealPlayer the time needed to apply the patch before the details are released to the general public. This reflects NGSSoftware's approach to responsible disclosure. NGSSoftware Insight Security Research http://www.ngssoftware.com http://www.databasesecurity.com/ http://www.nextgenss.com/ +44(0)208 401 0070
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