RealNetworks is warning users of some of its RealPlayer and RealOne media players to remove a plug-in that could allow a remote attack and the running of arbitrary code on their machines. While Real’s media players are among the most popular user applications around, with more than 200 million deployed worldwide, the Seattle-based company said in a security update that the vulnerability only affects the specialized R3T plug-in, which is installed on a “very small percentage” of players.
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RealNetworks Warns of Remote Attack Danger
Posted by: Jay Lyman April 8, 2004 01:51 PMRealNetworks is warning users of some of its RealPlayer and RealOne media players to remove a plug-in that could allow a remote attack and the running of arbitrary code on their machines. While Real’s media players are among the most popular user applications around, with more than 200 million deployed worldwide, the Seattle-based company said in a security update that the vulnerability only affects the specialized R3T plug-in, which is installed on a “very small percentage” of players.