Critical Security Holes in RealPlayer

Author: Ryan Naraine
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RealNetworks has released patches to cover a total of 11 vulnerabilities in several versions of
RealPlayer for Windows, Mac, and Linux.   The flaws, which could lead to code execution attacks, also affect several versions of the
Helix Player for Linux. Read the full advisory [RealNetworks]

RealNetworks has released patches to cover a total of 11 vulnerabilities in several versions of
RealPlayer for Windows, Mac, and Linux.   The flaws, which could lead to code execution attacks, also affect several versions of the
Helix Player for Linux. Read the full advisory [RealNetworks]

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